Rare Rose

Vintage 2016
BAROSSA VALLEY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

VINEYARD NOTES
The Barossa has two Spanish varieties being Grenache and Mataro which have a long history both here and in the EU. Rosenvale believes this area of the world has a few more varieties of interest so we planted our family vineyards with Tinta Cao, Graciano and Tinta Madeira with the sole purpose of making a Rose’ wine. The vineyards are young and on a modern trellis system.
We prune for target yields in consultation with mother nature and the vineyard is managed on a Dynamic viticulture system.

HARVEST NOTES
The 2015/16 growing season yielded a warm, dry, Spring, with good conditions for flowering and fruit-set. A fortuitous 1.5 inches of rain fell from 21 January, followed by generally mild conditions throughout late January/February.
On 9 March, another 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain fell, after which sugar levels dipped slightly. A warmer than average Spring and early summer (October – December maximum temps were 2-5C warmer than average) meant the vines got away at a cracking pace, growing well and setting a good number of bunches.

The grapes are harvested at the same time based on combined flavour, acid, tannins with a target of about 12.5 Baume for the resulting juice. All the fruit is destemmed and pressed in our open cage bag press, chilled, settled, and then allowed to warm with wild yeast starting ferment. At some point cultured yeast is added to finish ferment.

TASTING NOTES
Pale salmon pink in colour with a lifted generous nose of wild strawberries and lychees.  The palate is dry but with an upfront fruit sweetness complimented by a fresh acid backbone to the wine with flavours of wild red berries and hints of spice, great length and persistence.

This is seriously good. The engaging bouquet shows Gala apple, apricot, green tea, subtle spice and lemon peel aromas with a hint of ripe strawberry. It's impressively focused and concentrated on the palate, delivering terrific power and intensity together with fine texture and bright acidity, finishing long and fabulously dry. A blend of tinto madiera, tinto cao and graciano. At its best: now to 2024. 94 POINTS Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

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