Sparkling Wine: 2012 | Amuse Bouche Richard G Peterson | Brut Rose

Creamy and silky on the palate, the 2012 impresses for its textural elegance and overall feel. The flavors are bright, focused and sculpted throughout, with striking inner sweetness and finesse to play off the pliant, generous fruit.

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Producer: Amuse Bouche Richard G Peterson

Ratings: VN | 95 JS | 92

Vintage: 2012

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.6%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: United States, Napa Valley

Creamy and silky on the palate, the 2012 impresses for its textural elegance and overall feel. The flavors are bright, focused and sculpted throughout, with striking inner sweetness and finesse to play off the pliant, generous fruit.

Reviews:

• Vinous: Dick Peterson’s 2012 Brut Ros is fabulous. Creamy and silky on the palate, the 2012 impresses for its textural elegance and overall feel. The flavors are bright, focused and sculpted throughout, with striking inner sweetness and finesse to play off the pliant, generous fruit. The 2012 spent four years on its lees, which is a bit less than the first releases. The shorter aging is probably a benefit, as the 2012 has tremendous fruit presence and even more finesse than the early editions.

• James Suckling: A soft and velvety ros with light cream and peach character. Full-bodied and fruity. Very little of this is made.

Producer Information

Dick Peterson has been an innovator in the California wine industry since the 1960s. As a young man, he produced novel products such as the first wine cooler for Seagrams and Gallo’s Hearty Burgundy. He was pivotal to the success of a portfolio of wineries, including Beaulieu Vineyards with Andre Tchelistcheff, the Monterey Vineyard, Atlas Peak Vineyards and Folie Deux Winery. Dick invented many techniques still in use today, such as the “bung-and-roll,” the practice of rolling a barrel to prevent the wood bung from drying. Scientist Peterson proved that winemakers do not need to “top off” barrels of wine, because the space between the wine and the barrel is, in fact, a vacuum rather than air, so the wine cannot oxidize as feared. Perhaps his greatest invention was the steel barrel pallet, which allowed barrels to be stacked higher and more securely. In response to a relatively recent threat to our vineyards, Dick developed the “DP Screw,” which delivers antibiotics to vines stricken with Pierce’s disease. It’s no wonder that Dick Peterson’s hero is Ben Franklin: “I’ve read everything about him!”