The Bride 2024 Rosé
A Bride awaits Dracula with a rose, crisp as the night’s air…
The details
Varietal: Rosé
43% Merlot
29% Cabernet Franc
28% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2024
Tasting Notes: Oak, Plum Jam, Vanilla
Pairs Well With: Grilled salmon, fresh salad with Stoker goat cheese, and spicy sausage.
The story
An original typescript for Bram Stoker’s Dracula revealed a deleted chapter that makes reference to an inscription on an Austrian crypt. It reads: “Countess Dolingen von Gratz in Styria Sought and Found Death in 1801.” This crypt was discovered in a region outside of Munich where superstitions claim suicide victims transform into vampires. Could Bram have used the Countess as the inspiration for Dracula’s Brides? The scenery in this label also pays homage to the town of Whitby, where Bram spent three weeks in 1890 on holiday and conducting a lot of his early research. He was so awe-struck by the Gothic atmosphere that chapters six through eight are set in this Yorkshire seaside town,
Blush pink, soft as twilight on the skin. Wild strawberry, rose petals, and a flicker of mineral brightness rise like perfume on warm air. It moves across the tongue with quiet grace…crisp yet textured…leaving a faint floral echo behind. A fleeting beauty, like a night that refuses to end.
Awards
Falstaff:
92/100
Austria
Daniele Cernilli:
94/100
Italy
Gambero Rosso:
Tre bicchieri
Italy
