Mystery Marlborough Brut Sparkling Rosé 2020

Description

Dry, Hazelnut, Pomegranate

Black Market Mystery Wines™ are simply wines we love, with the branding hidden and revealed only when it arrives at your door!

"Clear orange-pink with a copper hue. Gentle but persistent mousse. This is a complex, subtly oaked sparkling rosé with evident bottle development: toasty brioche, woodsmoke, roasted fenugreek spice, wet stone, tangerine and cherry clafoutis. The fruit rises on the palate along with the tangy acidity, finishing off-dry and well-balanced before giving way to chalky phenolics. It will keep for a few more years but there is little to be gained from further cellaring" Stephen Wong, The Real Review, Aug 2025

Rose gold. Fennel. Cranberry jelly. Oyster shell. Elderflower. Alpine strawberries. Brioche. Pomegranate molasses. Fresh raspberry. Toasted hazelnuts. Orange zest. Opulent saline finish.

Although the 2020 vintage proved to be challenging due to a national lockdown, the season was warm and sunny with slightly lower yields. This resulted in lovely clean fruit with great concentration. Our grapes were sourced from vines located in the lower Omaka Valley and our Home block in the Central Wairau.

The fruit was hand-picked and whole bunch pressed before being racked into neutral oak barrel. After spending 12 months in barrel the wine rested for six months in cuve. It was then bottled for tirage and left on lees for two years before disgorgement.