Cable Bay Awatere Valley Pinot Rosé 2021

Cable Bay Awatere Valley Pinot Rosé 2021Dry style Raspberry & cherry Florals & spice Crisp acidity "Bright and fresh, it's instantly appealing on the nose with raspberry, crunchy apple, pear and floral aromas, leading to a lively palate that's elegant and vibrant. Delightfully appealing with plenty of tasty flavours" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2022 "Fruity, plush, rose and sweet red fruits scented, youthful and appealingly fresh. Flavours of cherries and raspberries, red plums and flowers.

• Dry style
• Raspberry & cherry
• Florals & spice
• Crisp acidity

"Bright and fresh, it's instantly appealing on the nose with raspberry, crunchy apple, pear and floral aromas, leading to a lively palate that's elegant and vibrant. Delightfully appealing with plenty of tasty flavours" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2022

"Fruity, plush, rose and sweet red fruits scented, youthful and appealingly fresh. Flavours of cherries and raspberries, red plums and flowers. There’s a fine silky texture contrasting acid line and core fruit flavours that reflect the bouquet. Delicious, fresh, youthful and ready. Best drinking from 2022 through 2024" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Apr 2022

"Pale pink Rosé with gentle rose petal, raspberry, cherry, spice and anise flavours supported by crisp acidity and fine, peppery tannins. An appealing wine with a dry, lingering finish" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Mar 2022

Generous aromatics lead you into the glass for a taste. The nose is reminiscent of a strawberry’s and cream dessert with blush of blood orange. The palate is full of juicy pink grapefruit, with a hint of lime and pomegranate flavours. The finish has beautiful minerality combined with a soft pithy texture and leaves you feeling refreshed with focused acidity. A gem expressing our special terroir in the Awatere Valley.

The grapes were harvested early in the morning, and led straight into the winery. The berries were then cold soaked for a few hours to extract some lovely colour from the skins. After this maceration, the must was pressed and the clear pink juice was fermented using neutral yeast to ensure the fruit purity was upheld and expressed. After a cool fermentation, the wine was allowed to rest for 4 months in stainless steel tanks before bottling, with no fining and minimal filtration.

Our carefully selected, estate owned site benefits from naturally terraced land, which leads down to the Awatere River. The region is blessed with low rainfall and low vigour soils, predominantly formed from alluvial gravel, which lend remarkable texture and minerality to the wines. The vines are also closely planted which results in lower yields of top quality fruit. We grow pinot specifically for rosé production, a different method to that of growing for red wines.

Food Pairing: Watermelon, mint and feta salad with pomegranate seeds.