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2021 Kōparepare Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé

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TASTING NOTE

We donate with every bottle sold to fund the protection and restoration of our marine environment. This is our gift to future generations – for every 750ml bottle sold, we donate $1 to LegaSea to support the cause.

Colour / Appearance: Medium to bright pink, with a salmon hue.

Aroma / Bouquet: Vibrantly fruity, with watermelon, strawberry, and gentle peach notes.

Palate: A medium-bodied wine. Juicy and elegantly weighted, with lovely strawberry and spice flavours. Crisp and refreshing, with a soft texture, and a fully dry finish.

Cellaring: This wine is ready and enjoyable now or within two years of the vintage date with careful cellaring.

Food Match: This is a dry Rosé suited to pairing with food. Try serving with sustainably sourced smoked fish, pâtés, or fresh green salads.

Serve: Lightly chilled

This is a Vegan friendly wine

    WINE ANALYSIS

    Alcohol: 12.5%
    Residual Sugar: 1.28 g/L
    Acidity: 5.92 g/L
    pH: 3.6

    VITICULTRE

    Climate: 2021 will be remembered as a season of two halves. The early part of the growing season was marked by two severe frost burn events which affected much of the region to varying degrees. This was followed by variable cool and wet weather through flowering, resulting in fewer berries setting per bunch, further reducing crops after the frost damage. Post-Christmas however, we could not have asked for a better season. The weather remained warm, but not hot, and we had beautiful diurnal shift leading into harvest, retaining freshness and energy in the fruit and providing the perfect conditions for flavour development. With the light crops, harvest was underway earlier than usual, and it was only in the final days of the harvest that we encountered some wet weather events that the winery was easily able to work around.

    WINEMAKING

    Harvest Dates: 12th– 22nd March 2021
    Winemaking: The fruit was machine-harvested then crushed and de-stemmed. Two to three hours of skin contact in the press ensured a suitable amount of colour and flavour extraction. The berries were lightly pressed, and the juice was cold settled for 72 hours. The clear juice was racked and fermented in stainless steel tanks with selected yeast at low temperatures between 12-15C.

    ACCOLADES

    • 2021 New Zealand International Wine Show: Double Gold Medal
    • 2021 Marlborough Wine Show: Gold Medal
    • "Bright and fresh, the beautifully lifted bouquet shows watermelon, apricot, red apple and subtle spice notes, followed by an elegantly weighted palate that's juicy and flavoursome. Light and refreshing, offering fabulous drinking. At its best: now to 2023." 93/100 Points, Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, NZ
    • "Priced right, this rosé is instantly appealing. Bright pink, it is freshly scented, with lively strawberry and spice flavours, peachy notes, and a crisp, fully dry finish. Good sipping during this spring and summer." 4 Stars, Michael Cooper, NZ


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