Our take
Chateau Ste. Michelle Blend Washington Rose Wine
- Style
- Rosé wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- Washington State
- Shelf barcode
- 0088586009327
Our take
What we make of this bottle
At $11.99 to $19.99 in our September 2026 checks, this rose's low price sits under most of the roses we track. 26 shoppers have rated it, at an average of 4.46 out of five.
Chateau Ste. Michelle says a local family, the Wyckoffs, bought the winery in 2025, putting it back in Washington hands for the first time in fifty years.
The winery's technical page for its 2025 Le Rosé blend, the only current rose on its site and a match for the “Blend” listed here, names a five-grape mix led by Grenache at 82 percent, with Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Counoise filling the rest. The page lists 12.5 percent alcohol and describes a slow, two-week cold fermentation in stainless steel meant to hold onto aroma and freshness; the winery's own tasting note calls the result “crisp and dry with a lively character,” with “bright aromas of juicy watermelon and peach” and citrus and apricot flavors, the producer's words. The site separately lists a 2024 vintage of the same wine at its own page, so the blend and alcohol figures above describe the winery's account of the 2025 release specifically; we cannot confirm which vintage sits on the shelf.
Our call: pick it if a documented producer, a named blend and a low price all matter to you. By the winery's own account it was Washington's first premium winery in 1967 and is back in Washington family hands as of 2025, its technical page names the grapes behind this rose as Grenache-led with four supporting varieties, and its price sits among the least expensive roses we track. Pass if you weigh the shopper rating first, because its average sits below the middle of the rated wines we cover, or if you want the vintage confirmed: the winery lists both a 2024 and 2025 Le Rosé, and we cannot confirm which is on the shelf.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.
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Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Kroger, Atlanta suburbs, GA$11.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$14.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$15.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$19.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$12.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$12.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$13.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$13.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Washington's founding winery
Chateau Ste. Michelle says it was established in 1967 as Washington state's first premium winery, built in Woodinville. The winery's own site also says the Wyckoff family bought Chateau Ste. Michelle in 2025, returning it to local ownership for the first time in 50 years.
Research status
What we are still checking
Our overview above draws on the dated store feed, shopper ratings, our region and grape research, and any sourced producer facts. We are still working to confirm the current release, the full producer record, and the bottle itself, and we update this page as we learn more.
Getting to know Washington State.
A Washington label can point to a large state blend or to a narrower AVA. Most vineyards are east of the Cascade Range, but the exact AVA still matters because elevation, wind, rain and frost exposure change across the state.
What the name means
Washington is a state origin, not one American Viticultural Area. Its wine regions include 21 federally recognized AVAs, some shared with Oregon.
How grapes grow here
The Cascade Range blocks much of the Pacific rain from eastern Washington. That creates generally dry growing conditions with warm summer days, cool nights and winter frost risk, while western sites have stronger marine influence.
What lies under the vines
Flood deposits, windblown silt, sand, gravel and volcanic material occur across Washington wine country. A state name alone does not identify one soil or vineyard setting.
How large the region is
- Recognized AVAs
- 21 wine-growing areas are listed by the Washington State Wine Commission.
- Label resolution
- Washington State is broader than an AVA, so the bottle or producer must establish a more specific place.
Places within the region
- Columbia Valley
- A very large AVA that contains many of Washington's smaller wine regions and crosses into Oregon.
- Yakima Valley and Walla Walla Valley
- Two established AVAs within the broader eastern Washington landscape, each with its own boundaries and local conditions.
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier, and shopper rating. Checked Aug 10, 2026.
- Barcode
- The shelf barcode shown here is computed from the store product identifier. It has not been checked against a bottle.
- Method
- Every price, rating and fact here is a dated observation. How we check.