Frivolous Sparkling Rosé

In the eighteenth century great Burgundies were pale; Romanée-Conti was then described as having a clear, pink hue.

By rule today Marsannay is the only appellation in Burgundy that produces rosé wines and these delicate, soft, fruit-forward rosé are all the rage in Dijon cafés.

After tasting rosé in Marsannay, the only Village in Burgundy which produces quality rosé wines, we just had to do it even if it was frivolous of us to use great Russian River Pinot fruit.

From 2019 through 2022 we made Frivolous as a Marsannay-style rosé from Pinot Noir grown in our Russian River Valley vineyards.

By 2022 we were making four different still rosé wines and it was time for a new challenge - "so what if we took a beautiful rose and used the Traditional Méthode Champenoise process to make a Sparkling Rosé?"

The result - Frivolous - a delicious, balanced and very pleasing wine!

Frivolous ~ carefree and not serious, perhaps a little self-indulgent. After tasting rosé in Marsannay we just had to do it even if it was frivolous to use great Russian River Pinot fruit to make a rosé.

Rosé - In French the word rose means pink. It also refers to the rose, the primary flower of romance, but when a simple accent is added it becomes Rosé one of the world's most adored wines.

Russian River Valley was given to us by nature to grow Pinot Noir with its cool growing conditions, foggy mornings and ample warm sunshine.

Our Laguna Ridge vineyard is 100% Pommard clone Pinot Noir. Here the clay and gravel soil is covered with 18 inches of Goldridge Sandy Loam which is not particularly fertile and does not hold water causing the vines to struggle.

Further towards the Pacific in Green Valley we have three small vineyards producing the highly sought after Clones 23 and 667 of Pinot Noir. These vineyards produce rich, elegant Pinot Noir.

Combining the raw fruit of these vineyards gives Frivolous its complex fresh fruit sparkle and incomparable finish.