Hawkes Bay

Artisanal Collection

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Tasting Notes

This full bodied dry Rose is savoury and complex. Made from Cabernet Franc it showcases the herbal nature of the grape, its complex flavours ranging from a medley of red fruits to brambly herbal notes. Attractively pale in colour with a rich and dry mouthfeel it's the ideal wine for the bar or the dining table.

Vineyards and Winemaking

Harvested at 22.7 brix the fruit was transferred to the winery as quickly as possible and pressed very gently to extract as little colour as possible. The juice was then settled bright before a slow and cool fermentation. Post ferment the wine was left for an extended period on its fermentation lees adding richness and texture to its sugar dry palate. The wine was bottled late in the pursuit of a more complex and food friendly style.

Soils And Viticulture

The grapes for this wine were sourced from a small 1.5 hectare plot of Cabernet Franc vines, planted in the Te Awa Vineyard on the western edge of the Gimblett Gravels. Planted in 1994 and 2003, the vines grow in free draining gravel soils with a very light layer of silt. The 2021 season was amongst the best of the last decade enabling us to hang the fruit late in the season with the intention of making a fuller bodied style of Rose.