Description
This wine is a beautiful very pale apricot pink. The smell of summer in a glass: loads of raspberries and strawberries sit alongside lashings of nectarine, rock melon and grilled pineapple with yummy hints of vanilla ice cream. This dry Rosé is packs a punch with raspberry and strawberry flavours filling the palate. A touch of spice and a juicy, lip-smacking finish make this an ideal summer’s day sipper that will leave you reaching for another glass. Serve chilled.
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Alcohol
13.19%
Analytical data
Vineyard
Merlot grapes for this wine come from silt/clay loam soils in the beautiful Patutahi Valley in Gisborne - the first wine region in New Zealand to see the rising sun each morning.
Vinification
Bunches of merlot were machine-picked in the first hours of daylight so that the grapes would stay fresh and flavour-packed in the cooler morning temperatures. Once at the winery, the grapes were crushed and pressed immediately. They were then gently pressed off the skins and fermentation was kicked off with an aromatic yeast. Temperatures were kept cool to preserve the delicate aromas.
Maturation
At the end of fermentation, the wine was settled for a time, stabilised and given a light filtration to preserve the beautiful pink hue and sealed with a screw cap for maximum flavour and freshness!