Picayune, Rosé, Mendocino County, California, USA, 2016

Picayune is a négociant label from French-born and Calistoga-based Claire Weinkauf, who exploits her formidable contacts in the wine community to seek out exceptional juice at a modest price point. Notes of melon, peach and a hint of lavender are the prelude to an elegantly textural, juicy Provençal-styled rosé imbued with joie de vivre.