POP 300, Rosé, Napa Valley, Oakville, California, USA, 2016

The most unusual and the hardest to find of the wines listed here, POP 300 is made by Luke Russ, whose day job is commercial director at O’Shaughnessy Estate on Howell Mountain. Made from Pinot Noir growing in the heart of the famed To Kalon vineyard (ground zero for Napa Cabernet) and co-fermented with some white grapes, also from Oakville, this is truly one of a kind. Aromas of peach and raspberry mingle with floral top-notes, leading into textural palate with good underpinning acidity. Whole-cluster pressed and aged in neutral oak without malolactic fermentation or lees stirring.