The elegant and rewarding Rosé is harvested from a single vineyard block of quality Pinot Noir in the lower Awatere Valley. The gentle handling and being fermented cool and clean maximises the fresh, crisp vibrant flavours.

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Food Match

Seafood, Asian, grilled vegetables, salads and soft cheeses.

Fact Sheet (PDF)

Machine harvested, crushed into the press and given four hours of skin contact to extract a little colour from the skins then gently pressed. Cold settled, racked and fermented at 10C to retain fresh fruit characters. Bottled young and fresh.