Q Wine Waitaki Valley Rosé 2023

Description

• Dry style
• French oak
• Watermelon
• Floral

"As always this wine is a reflection of the quality of fruit at harvest and winemaking skill, a bouquet of ripe red cherry, rose water and sweet cranberry. There’s a pinosity at the core with scents of raspberry and a lofted floral quality. Satin smooth as the wine touches the palate with flavours of rose and red fruits that reflect the bouquet. Super fine tannins and a chalky textured acid line layer in mouthfeel and quality. Best drinking from 2024 through end of summer 2026" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Sep 2023

"Pale coral pink in colour. This dry Rosé is bursting with red fruit, floral and a chalky mineral palate, lends a juicy, crisp finish" Candice Wine Chat

Crafted from 100% Pinot Noir. The aromas of watermelon, and wild strawberry are powerful and long lasting. Partially fermented in French oak barriques giving the palate great concentration and texture. A dry style Rosé that complements a wide range of culinary delights.

La Niña’s weather pattern came with a generous warm Spring allowing even budburst and little interruption to shoot growth from traditional Spring frosts. The extreme westerly winds were avoided this vintage as the ‘energy’ of this season was being driven from a much more mild and wetter easterly flow. This however did not affect the yields for our block, and we averaged 6 tonnes per hectare. The temperatures remained cooler during the vital period of berry development, with careful tendering of the vines the fruit was pristine and we managed to get the time needed to achieve desired ripeness crafting wines that reflect our limestone soils and terroir. Harvest star ted on 23rd April and the final grapes were gathered on 29th April.