Man O' War Waiheke Pinque Rosé 2017

Description

Pale salmon pink in colour the 2016 Pinque exhibits aromas of summer fruits; strawberry, raspberry and watermelon with a very fine juicy palate finishing dry and refreshing. A wine of finesse and elegance perfectly suited to be paired with food, as an aperitif or simply enjoyed on a warm afternoon with friends.

Named after the small merchant ships that for centuries have plied their trade along the Mediterranean coast, we present Pinque. A Provençal style Rosé produced from the steep, sun drenched coastal hillsides surrounding Cactus Bay.

Pinque; our classically styled, pale, dry Rosé. Pinque is a blend of 47% Merlot and 33% Malbec from some of our steepest vineyards surrounding the idyllic Cactus Bay with 20% Syrah from our Lunatic vineyard. The inclusion of Syrah into the mix of Merlot and Malbec giving a little more vibrancy and spice to the sweet raspberry and strawberry fruits. Handpicked grapes were loaded into the press for a ‘champagne’ press program which is a gentle and extended pressing
program lasting six hours which is designed to extract only the most pure and delicate flavours from the grape. After 48 hours cold settling, the pale coloured juice is racked to tank for a long cool fermentation to dryness. The wine then stayed chilled right up to bottling to retain as much carbon dioxide from the fermentation as possible resulting in a natural spritz in the wine