2023 Troglodyte Rosato

40% Pinot Noir, 25% Pinot Grigio, 15% Gamay Noir,
10% Refosco, 10% Teroldego

Flavor Notes
The 2023 Troglodyte Rosato is an easy going blend with refreshing flavors of watermelon and early season strawberries, balanced by subtle hints of caramel from barrel aging. A Pinot centric blend, textural qualities from skin contact create complexity amongst freshness.

Philosophy
Winemaker Sean O’Keefe believes in balance through blending. This philosophy is a driving force behind the Troglodyte wines—the individual varieties forgo the spotlight in favor of a seamless blending of textures and flavors. The Troglodyte Rosato is based around saignée with a vintage specific selection of fruit to provide the best flavor representative of the season. Troglodyte, meaning “cave dweller”, is a humorous title claimed by our production crew, who spend much of their time working in the wine caves.

Pairings
A classic wine to be enjoyed alone or with food, enjoy pairing with fresh fruit, cheese, or a swiss grilled cheese and tomato soup.

Vinification
The Troglodyte Rosato is based around saignée—a winemaking technique that is primarily used in red winemaking to concentrate fermenting grape flavor by removing juice. The term saignée is French and comes from the verb 'to bleed'. Refosco and Teroldego were picked on October 31st, 2023. We pulled significant saignée from both varieties and immediately combined them in a tank. Gamay was harvested November 1st from a cooler site at our Jamieson vineyard with a saignée pulled the next day to ferment in neutral demi-muids. Pinot Noir was harvested October 2nd from Chris Fifarek’s Nicholas Vineyard. The saignée from the Pinot Noir was fermented in a tank on skin for several days before pressing into neutral barrique barrels. Pinot Grigio harvested from Fifarek as well on October 17th began fermentation whole berry before pressing on the 24th into neutral barriques after a week of skin contact. While in the barrels, all varieties went through malolactic fermentation. The wine was combined on April 3rd, 2024 and bottled on August 8th. 

Cellaring
Enjoy now through 2025 and look for subtle changes over time.