Mahi Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé 2016

Description

Beautifully perfumed this wine shows an array of fruit characters, ranging from summer berries through to crisp red delicious apple notes. 

The palate has an elegant structure with a textural, juicy mid-palate and a refreshingly dry finish.

The wine comes from Pinot Noir grapes grown on our ‘Twin Valleys’ vineyard, located in the Fareham Lane area of Marlborough. The vineyard, owned and run by Pete and Anne Reed, is at the western end of the Wairau Valley, where it meets the Waihopai Valley.  The Pinot Noir is intense in flavour and perfectly suited to the style of Rosé we want to achieve. 

The focus with this wine is to provide a drink that has texture and depth, rather than focussing solely on primary fruit notes. We want a wine that satisfies across the palate and employ a number of techniques to achieve this.

The fruit was hand-picked then macerated by foot in the press and left on skins for a period of time until we achieved the colour and flavour we wanted.  It was then pressed and taken to tank for cool fermentation to preserve the vibrant fruit characters of the wine.