Prêt à Boire Rosé Napa Valley 2012

We are pleased to offer you Prêt à Boire Rosé 2012, the third vintage of rosé wine produced from our high-altitude Syrah and Grenache vineyards located in the East Rutherford hills of Napa Valley. This third vintage reaffirms our commitment to making a world class Rosé and proves beyond a doubt that, as Heidi said, "We make a delicious Rosé wine on purpose... not by accident during the wine making process!"

Prêt à Boire Rosé 2012 ("Pret Ah Bwar") was harvested on September 19, 2012 and is a blend of 33% Grenache and 67% Syrah. It is ready to drink now or can be enjoyed over the next few years. Prêt à Boire Rosé is dry, with vibrant aromas of watermelon, ripe strawberries, pomegranate, honeysuckle and rose petals -- and a hint of minerality! As exemplified by a sign we recently spotted at The Meat Bar in Toronto, even the most hard-core oenophile among us can proudly enjoy this rosé with just about any food pairing.

We produced 325 cases of this vintage, and we will ship the wine in its unique and distinctive acrylic box in the spring. If you want in, secure your allocation now!

Famed blue dog artist George Rodrigue of New Orleans created an original "pink dog" for us, entitled "Bouquet of Roses," that embellishes this wine. There are 6 bottles of pink dogs in each unique acrylic case so that you can always keep a close watch on your prized possessions.

92 points
"2011 vintage - Lush pink color; bright raspberry nose; silky smooth, dry, juicy and vibrant with raspberry, plum and tangy acidity; balanced, rich and graceful with precise fruit flavors and lovely length; a masterful wine that just happens to be a rosé."
- Anthony Dias Blue, The Tasting Panel, November 2012

TOP 100 WINES - RobbReport's Holiday Host's Guide
"This ready-to-drink rosé refreshes the thirsty palate with flavors of white strawberry, watermelon, raspberry, and freshly cut grass."
- Brett Anderson, "Winter Vintages: Our 100 favorite wines for the season", RobbReport Holiday 2012 Host's Guide

"Almost French. New from Napa's most Francophile vintners, Prêt à Boire, a Rosé that will go on the market in spring 2011. It's the latest offering from Amuse Bouche, a cult winery known for its French style winemaking, Gallic monikers and arresting labels such as this one by blue dog artist George Rodrigue."
- France Magazine, January 2011

"Heidi Peterson Barrett's mouthwatering, full-bodied Rosé - composed of 70 percent Syrah and 30 percent Grenache - tantalizes the nose with scents of rose petals and strawberry before a panoply of refreshing flavors, including plum and dry herbs, emerges. The perfect complement to the gazpacho."
- Robb Report, July 2011

Order 2012 Prêt à Boire
Each allocation of Prêt à Boire 2012 consists of six bottles. The price remains $450, and there is a limit of one six-pack of Prêt à Boire Rose per customer. If you are interested in one of the five jerobaums (5.0 liters) we produced, please contact us. Each jerobaum is hand-etched and painted with George Rodrigue’s
Pink Dog and signed by Heidi Barrett.

Orders will ship pending weather conditions. We can currently ship to: AK, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, HI, IA, IL, MN, MO, NM, NY, OH, RI, TX, VA, and WA. If you are interested in purchasing Amuse Bouche and do not reside in one of the states listed above, please contact us at 1-707-251-9300.