Sometimes you get to go down a stretch of river for the very first time, that is an "initial descent." We don't know of very many sparkling rosé Malbecs, so we think this could be an initial descent for many of the enjoyers of these bubbles. (Also our oldest kiddo painted the watercolor we ended up using for the background of the label on this wine; initial descent being our theme for this wine, we like that he was the one that created the art.)