Single Vineyard Nelson Pinot Rosé 2014

Single Vineyard Nelson Pinot Rosé 2014

Single Vineyard Nelson Pinot Rosé 2014

  • Single Vineyard Nelson Pinot Rosé 2014 Single Vineyard Nelson Pinot Rosé 2014 Single Vineyard Nelson Pinot Rosé 2014
NZ118.50 per 6-case per 6-case was

Tasting notes

Bright ruby red in the glass this Pinot Noir Rosé is layered with aromas of fresh summer raspberries and strawberries with an underlying confectionary element. With just a touch of natural sweetness on the palate, this full bodied and rich wine is characterised by concentrated flavours of red berries and subtle florals. The palate is balanced by fresh acidity and a hint of creaminess giving both texture and length.

Winemaking

Fruit from our Whenua Matua vineyard in Nelson was machine harvested and transported to our winery in Marlborough – just over three hours away. This long transit period allows the colour and flavour found in the grape skins to be gently released into the juice. Further flavour extraction takes place once the grapes arrive at the winery where they’re carefully pumped into a red fermenter and left to soak for another 24 hours at a cold temperature. Once the right level of colour and flavour extraction has been achieved the grapes are drained and pressed into a stainless steel tank for settling and fermentation, with the wine treated very much like a white wine from this point forward. Fermentation is carried out with selected yeast strains and at cool temperatures (around 12°C), and is stopped when the residual sugar and natural acidity have reached the perfect balance. The resulting wine is allowed to settle before being stabilised and cross-flow filtered without fining, ready for bottling in mid-July.

Viticulture

This Pinot Noir Rosé is sourced entirely from our stunning Whenua Matua vineyard in the renowned Upper Moutere area of Nelson. This vineyard is characterised by heavy clay soils on gentle rolling hills with a northerly aspect in a particularly warm and settled area of New Zealand’s South Island. The 2013/2014 growing season started with a damp spring, ensuring good soil moisture levels for the warm and dry summer that followed. Ideal growing conditions and meticulous vineyard management resulted in the young Pinot Noir vines (predominately clones 5 and 777) ripening two weeks earlier than the 2013 vintage - with the first grapes off the block machine harvested on the 14th March at a brix of 23.

Analysis

Vintage: 2014

Alcohol: 13.5%

pH: 3.51

T/A: 5.6 g/L

R.S: 7.0 g/L