APOTHIC ROSE 750 ML

Appearance
All revved up from the dramatic label reading, I opened the twist top and gave the wine a good pour! In the glass, I found this wine to be a blend of pink and rose gold in color.
It was definitely light in appearance and I’ve seen Rose wines that were much darker.
I also noticed a good amount of tiny bubbles affixed to the glass, almost up to the fill line.
All in all, quite elegant looking in my Rose wine glass (and very leggy too).

Aroma
I tried to be aware as I was opening the wine to see if there was a burst of aroma.
While there was just a bit, it wasn’t overly powerful.
In order to get a good whiff, I had to really get my nose into the glass.
Once I did, I noted very light hints of strawberry and raspberry.
The aroma was typical of other Roses I’ve tried. I was a little worried there was going to be a sweet smell to the wine, but thankfully there was not.
There was no alcohol burn in the nose, either.

So far, so good!
Apothic Rose alcohol content 12.5% by volume, per the bottle.

Taste
I found the label’s description to be pretty accurate.
I tasted just a little watermelon and some light raspberry. Maybe the slightest hint of pink grapefruit too.

To be clear, the watermelon flavor was very minimal. The light raspberry is really what carried the flavor.
Much like the aroma, I found the taste to be similar to other Rose wines I’ve had.

Apothic has a reputation of going for unexpected flavors. However, in this case they towed the line on what a decent Rose should taste like.

All in all, the taste was very good!

Mouthfeel and Tannins
Apothic Rose’s mouthfeel was lightly juicy.

Just about right for a Rose.

Finish
The wine finished medium to long with a good balance between the flavors and tannins.
Maybe just the slightest bit of bitterness in there, but certainly not off-putting by any means.