Concentrated with a clean & crisp finish
Good palate weight with fagrant, perfumed notes
Perfect for drinking alongside light pasta dishes & salads
Three Miners 'Rocker Box' Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2018
Three Miners 'Rocker Box' Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2018
Accolades
Awarded Gold Medal
New Zealand International Wine Show 2018
Description
A pale pink pour with clear hues. Fagrant and perfumed with raspberry, melon, pear, lemon zest and cranberry. Dry with sweet ripe red berries, pears and nectarines. Good palate weight with a ripe fine phenol drive. Nicely concentrated with a clean and crisp finish.
The fruit (100% Pinot Noir Clone 115) was hand harvested on March 19th 2018 at 22.5 Brix. The wine was whole bunch pressed and the resulting juice was inoculated with selected wine yeast. The fermentation was stopped retaining 1.6g/L of residual sugar.
Three Miners Vineyard is situated in Earnscleugh Valley half way between Alexandra and Clyde. The soil type is shallow Molyneux sandy loam with some stony sand. The vineyard was established in 2000 by Jeff Price and Julie Mitchell when they planted 4 ha of Pinot Noir. In 2002, another 9 ha of Pinot Noir vines were planted and in 2003, Julie and Jeff planted 2 ha of Pinot Gris and 1 ha each of Riesling and Gewürztraminer. The last plantings were in 2007 and 2009 which added another hectare of Pinot Gris.
Food pairing: Seafood, light salads, light pasta dishes
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