Amevive Ibarra Young Vineyard Graciano Rose 2025

Amevive Ibarra Young Vineyard Graciano Rose 2025

Amevive
$36.00

Grape: Graciano
Vintage: 2025
Type: Rosé

Farmed by Alice Anderson in the Los Olivos District, this rare varietal rosé comes from a specific block of suitcase-clone Graciano planted in the late 1990s. The site's sandy, alluvial soils are managed with strict regenerative and no-till practices, allowing a rich understory of native lupine and wild flowers to flourish alongside the own-rooted vines. To handle the grape's inherently high, electric natural acidity, Anderson splits the harvest: half the fruit goes straight to press, while the other half is foot-stomped for a brief two-hour skin maceration to pull structural phenolics. Fermented and aged entirely on its fine fermentation lees in old neutral French oak, it is a brilliant reinterpretation of a Spanish variety engineered for coastal California sunshine.

In the glass, it radiates a distinct, vivid copper-pink hue with brilliant clarity. The aromatics are open and highly expressive, delivering notes of white orchard blossoms, pink peppercorn, wild strawberry, and freshly chopped garden herbs. On the palate, the brief skin contact imparts a delicate, "crystalline" grip that balances beautifully with a lightly creamed, savory texture from the lees. A bracing, vertical wave of oceanic acidity keeps the red-berried fruit completely fresh and snappy across the mid-palate. It glides into a highly polished, bone-dry finish, defined by lingering traces of white tea, dried citrus peel, and a distinct puff of salty minerality.


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We are proud to lovingly tend some of the oldest vines planted and still in production in Santa Barbara County. We are committed to beyond organic farming, embracing the native ecology, integrating animals, and walking our vineyard rows daily. We believe that unmanipulated wines with energy and a sense of place only come with a deep connection to the land.

We lease and farm the Ibarra-Young Vineyard in Los Olivos District A.V.A. This vineyard was planted by Charlotte Young in 1971 and is still owned by her three daughters.

Everything on the property is own-rooted and has been farmed organically since 1993. We began leasing and farming this land at the end of 2019 and have since employed holistic, regenerative organic, and biodynamic practices to reinvigorate the soils that have been working hard for over half a century.

Our goal is to rebuild an ecosystem of native species that live alongside our vine rows, regenerate soil health, and grow the highest quality grapes this site can give. We believe the best wine grapes are grown with minimal inputs and conscious vineyard management. We reject a systematic schedule for viticulture and farming in general. We believe that by working in conjunction with nature we can increase biodiversity and soil health, minimize unnecessary sprays, minimize tractor passes and compaction, decrease water use, and reduce our carbon footprint.