As summer carries on – it seems like the perfect time to break out a rosé.  Hailing from California – via grapes grown in Oregon – this should be a fairly straight forward Pinot Noir based rosé.  Expect plenty of strawberry,  hints of floral, and touches of cherries and red fruit.  Coming in around $10 – it should be considered that this is Pinot Noir – and therefore notoriously difficult to grow and typically expensive.  So is Precarious Rosé worth the 10 spot?

Sight:  A pale pink, like snow white’s blush.

Smell:  Very light and easy aromas of strawberries and cherries.  There’s a hint melon or tea as well.

Sip:   The wine is light – medium bodied, and vibrant on the palate.  A  bitingness is present, and the strawberry mingles more toward the raspberry side of the spectrum.  A hint of pith and grapefruit run through with a slight astringency like an amaro.

Savor:  There’s a pick up of tannins at the end that mingle with an amaro-like bitterness.  Flavors of berries linger.

Precarious Rosé is pretty safe as rosé goes.  It’s crisp, refreshing, and if you’re casually sipping it, innocuous.  It would easily pair with food, and the slight tannin would help it with salmon or chicken.  It is not particularly interesting though, and anyone paying too much attention might find it slightly bitter.  On clearance, Precarious Rosé is perfectly priced at $10.