Dan Dawson’s Wine Advisor: Post & Vine Rosé of Carignane Contra Costa County 2021

The Post & Vine Rosé is 100% Carignane grown specifically to make Rosé. Get sensations of hard raspberry candies, summer fruit stand watermelon, pink grapefruit (or is it blood orange?), fresh bay leaves and two turns of the peppermill. Lively, mouth-watering acidity and a finish of sweet and savory with gum-nibbling tannins, the wine is 80% fun and 20% “serious.” (Serious as it’s a glorious match with roast or grilled white meats, fish and earthy vegetables. And pastor tacos…especially pastor tacos.) Now that we expect exceptional Rosés to be $25ish a bottle, Post & Vine’s $19 price tag is an Awesome Value (and a “Best of the Best” selection).