Yealands Marlborough Rosé 2020

Description

• Dry style
• Rhubarb
• Red berry
• Mineral finish

"Bright and pristine, this fabulously styled wine shows ripe strawberry, peach, rockmelon and lemon zest aromas on the nose, followed by a juicy palate that's light and lingering. Gorgeously expressed and highly enjoyable" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Oct 2020

This attractive light peach coloured Rosé has an enticing bouquet of crisp rhubarb, red apple and plum. A juicy, textured palate with flavours of rhubarb and red berry with well-balanced acidity and a fresh mineral finish.

They were incredibly lucky to be granted permission to create these wines during the global pandemic crisis. For this reason, their 2020 wines carry some very unique memories. The 2020 growing season was very dry, which meant disease pressure was low and some timely light rains kept just enough water flowing in their rivers. They had a classic Marlborough autumn with warm days and cool nights, which created this season’s wines with their signature fresh natural acidity and intense fruit flavours. Overall, the grapes had a luxurious ripening time, allowing flavours to fully develop while maintaining natural balance. This resulted in a Rosé that is filled with lifted aromatics and a beautiful concentrated mouthfeel.

The Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir parcels that created this Rosé were individually harvested and field destemmed. The Pinot Noir had extended skin contact in the press to achieve the desired colour and flavour balance, while the Pinot Gris parcels were gently pressed on arrival.
The juice was then cold settled for 48 hours then racked prior to a long cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks to capture bright, fresh fruit characters. Each parcel was fermented separately with a range of yeasts to build complexity and structure. Following fermentation the wine was blended, stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.

Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and a gluten free diet. Enjoy now, or cellar up to 2 years.

Food Pairing: Enjoy with goats cheese, light Summer salads or your favourite seafood.