2022 Rosé
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“Bright red fruits with great energy throughout, a perfect match to your sunset picnic.”
Cape Mentelle Rosé is a fresh, vibrant expression of the typical dry rosé style. It’s one of the favourites of the winemaking team as we are able to play with varieties not planted on our estate and of vineyards from different areas in the local region. We have fun with it; and that’s its true intent; fun and flavourful, enjoyed with friends.
Nose
Bursting with vibrant fruit aromas of cranberry, pomegranate and strawberry, giving way to soft spice.
Palate
A lively palate with bright red fruits of cranberry and pomegranate. Fine chalky texture drives the length with a delicious savoury finish.
Blend
Shiraz 89%, Grenache 11%.
Cellaring
Drink now.
Food Pairing Notes
Marinated goats feta with roast pumpkin, apples and rocket.
Pan fried squid with chilli and ginger.
Sticky Szechuan pork with chargrilled broccolini.
The Vineyard
The varietals chosen for this Rosé lend themselves perfectly to this style of wine. Both the grenache and shiraz are found across all three of our vineyards. Portions of these blocks are adjusted to ensure a bright expression of fruit profile. This is achieved throughout the season with management of fruit load through pruning decisions, canopy manipulation to ensure sunlight and airflow, irrigation scheduling to retain freshness and of course harvest timing at the end of the season. The aim is to produce a simple and elegant fruit profile which is not overly complicated.
Winemaking
The cool fruit was destemmed, crushed and rapidly pressed to capture vibrant fruit characters with minimal tannin and colour pick up. The juice was either cold settled or underwent flotation. Low temperature fermentation began using a selected yeast to accentuate fresh fruity varietal characteristics. Stainless tank ferment proceeded to dryness with individual lots resting on lees for a month. Once assembled, the final blend was minimally fined and filtered before being Estate bottled.
Analysis
12.5% alcohol, 6.58 g/l total acidity, 3.27 pH.
Suitable for vegans.
