Tongue Dancer Wines Rosé de Ville, Rosé of Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2025

Item: Tongue Dancer Wines Rosé de Ville, Rosé of Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2025
Rating: 95
Author: Sean Ludford

The Data

Country USA

Appellation Russian River Valley

Varietal Pinot Noir

Retail Price $29

ABV 13.9%

Score 4.5 Stars/95 points

In the Glass

Appearance

Brilliant, light coral color.

Aromatics

The aromatics are intense, offering scents of red grapefruit, kumquat, and strawberry with supporting notes of salt, hibiscus flower, and peach pit.

Flavor

The palate is in full accord with the nose, delivering a red fruit-driven core with flavors of yellow plum, blood orange, rhubarb preserves, and slate. The finish is long and lingering.

Intensity & Texture

Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture.

Cool Factor

When we get to see and taste a super Rosé from Tongue Dancer Wines, it’s going to be an ultra-cool day!

Value Grade

B+

Selling for $29 a bottle, this lovely, limited-production Rosé won't last long, so get yours today — it’s a super buy.

Analysis

Tongue Dancer Wines (TDW) has released its fourth vintage of its amazing Rosé de Ville — the youthful sidekick to their Pinot de Ville. This charming Rosé of Pinot Noir is made with the saignée method — a winemaking technique of “bleeding off” a portion of juice after a brief period of skin contact (just eight hours in this case) to create a rosé while intensifying the wine's red color. The fruit for the 2025 Rosé de Ville comes from a new vineyard source, Fox Den. This wine gives us a preview of the TDW/Fox Den Pinot that will be available in a year or two. The TDW Rosé of Pinot Noir is always made in a dry style reminiscent of Rosé produced in southern France. The use of a proprietary yeast from the Rhône Valley further strengthens that stylistic connection. This rosé is a charmer with more depth and complexity than your average rosé.

How to Enjoy

Serve chilled but not too cold, or you will miss much of what this wine has to offer, as it opened up beautifully after 10 minutes at room temperature.