Savage Oakes White Rose
I purchased this bottle while on a trip to Maine back in March 2018. It is the Savage Oakes White Rose, from the Savage Oakes winery in Union, ME.
- Pink Catawba
- 2% residual sugar.
- Starts off with fragrant white table grape aroma.
- Medium body, low tannins
- Medium viscosity
- Medium-high sweetness, the lightness of the fruit resonates through the sweetness
- Medium to medium-high acidity. Cuts through the sweetness to give a balance to flavor
- Grape-fruity aftertaste
Overall, I had served this too cold. Would've liked to try it at ~10°C, instead of around 7- it would have brought out the sweetness and flavor better. This is undoubtedly the best wine I've had that is made from non- vitus vinifera grapes. The Catawba sat so well on the palate, it makes you wonder how it's not yet a common varietal. There were only very small, subtle hints of "foxiness", only if you were looking for it.
