Saint Clair Pioneer Block Rosé 2023

Pale rose gold Aroma:

Lifted aromas of crushed raspberries and cream with a hint of cherry blossom. Palate:

A fresh and elegant style displaying ripe red fruit flavours of raspberries and strawberries. Generous and creamy with a rich mid palate leading to a long, plush finish. Ageing Potential:

Perfect for drinking immediately this wine will be at its best over the next two years. Winemaking and Viticulture Winemakers:

Kyle Thompson
Winemaking:

The grapes spent a few hours on skins to extract the soft pink colour then were gently pressed. After settling the juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks at cool temperatures to retain aromatics, fruit flavour, and freshness. The wine was kept on its lees to enhance its texture then stabilised, filtered and carefully prepared for bottling. Viticulture:

A Rosé made using 100% Pinot Noir grapes sourced from a Saint Clair estate owned vineyard located in Marlborough’s Southern Valleys sub-region. The fruit was machine harvested in the cool of the night when the grapes reached optimum ripeness and flavour intensity. Wine Analysis Wine Analysis:

Alcohol 13%

pH 3.6

TA 4.1g/L

Residual Sugar 1.24g/L Food Match Our Food Match Recommendation:

Perfect as an aperitif or matched with fresh fish and summer salads. Tasting Notes PDF

2023 Previous Year's Tasting Notes:

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