Alpha Domus Collection Hawke's Bay Rosé 2020

Description

• Dry style
• Spring blossom
• Red apple
• Mouth-watering

"It's delicate and charming, showing crunchy apple, nectarine, ripe strawberry and floral aromas on the nose, followed by a brightly expressed palate that's finely textured and lingering. The wine offers terrific fruit purity combined with crisp acidity, finishing long and fabulously vibrant" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sep 2020

A fragrance of sweet spring blossoms, juicy berry fruits and a hint of pink musk rose. Lovely on the palate with a delicate interplay of strawberry and red apple sweetness. Softly textured, fresh, and mouth-watering with flavours that linger. Perfect noon to night, for Rosé lovers just like us, since the winemakers first 1997 Rosé vintage. Rosé crafted from their original Merlot plantings.

Crafted from a block of Merlot that was part of the original plantings at Alpha Domus. More densely planted than all our other blocks of Merlot.

The grapes are ideally suited to making our pale, European inspired rosé, harvested early at optimal ripeness for rosé. The juice is quickly and gently pressed off skins to produce lightly coloured juice with perfect balance of fruit flavour, texture, and brightness of acidity.

From its origins in 1989, establishing both vineyard and winery, Alpha Domus was a pioneer in the renowned Bridge Pa Triangle Wine District of Hawke’s Bay. New Zealand family owned, they have always been inspired to create beautiful wines of worth; the importance of quality and expert craftsmanship paramount. Alpha is derived from the first initials of the founding family members names in age descending order, Anthonius, Leonarda, Paulus, Henrikus and Anthony, Domus is Latin for home.