Colere Southern Valleys Marlborough Rosato 2022

Description

Cherry, Dry, Spice

"Moderately deep burnt orange, even colour throughout. The nose is full and has a meaty quality, penetrating with aromas of macerated cherry, ripe strawberry, rose petals, spice and roasted duck. Medium-full bodied, aromas of macerated cherry and strawberry melded with five spice, rose petals and meaty nuances. The wine is dry on the entry with good fruit weight followed by a spice attack, lifting the savoury, meaty palate, along with a refreshing stream of acidity lending a lengthy, nuanced finish. A stylish, dry, seductive Rosé" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, Aug 2024

"Lightly hazy salmon appearance. Soft aromas of orange peel, sumac and pomegranate on a savoury-tinged bouquet; earthy rather than fruity. The palate enters with a burst of mouth-filling papaya and boysenberry flavours trimmed with some smoky heat on the back. Broad, weighty and textural with a rounded mouth-feel that firms up towards the dry finish. There is the excellent concentration of fruit which gives way to earthy, savoury walnut flavours. A dry, grainy and full-bodied dry Rosé which gains weight and complexity as it warms up in the glass. The fruit intensity and structure indicate that this will develop well in bottle for a few years" Stephen Wong, The Real Review

"A ruddy orange hue with a seam of red and lots of polish leads to a bouquet of complex from lees and mineral, roses fresh and roses fallen, a clay stone idea and tea. Fruit scents suggest apricot and apple. On the palate a delicious wine with a core of mineral then texture then abstract flavours that follow the bouquet and red apple. Fine mouthfeel with a lick of white pepper before the fruit tannins show. Well made, intriguing and rather delicious. Best drinking from 2025 through 2027" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Sep 2025

Handpicked 777 clone (100%), whole bunch pressed ripe (14% alc) Pinot Noir, wild fermentation, 40% neutral puncheon/60% stainless steel, full malo, 18 months ageing on fine lees before bottling without fining or filtration. The Wrekin Vineyard lies within its own small valley located on the north facing slopes of the larger Fairhall Valley. It is also a part of the sub-region of Marlborough known as the 'Southern Valleys'. This is one of the highest vineyards in the valley. Its ancient clay soils overlying greywacke parent rock are significantly different from the loess soils occurring in the lower areas. Certified BioGro organic and biodynamically farmed.