Small Lots Sangiovese Rosé, 2021

FLAVOUR PROFILE

A delicate copper colour with a summer fresh bouquet of Rainier cherry, white peach, blood orange, and a hint of spring blossoms. A medium-bodied, dry rosé with perfect balance, poise, texture, and elegance all wrapped in flavours of Rainier cherry, ripe pear, and white peach. The long lingering finish entices with notes of blood orange, delicate wild red berries, redcurrant, rhubarb, and white peach.

Excellent sipping wine or serve with tapas; antipasto plates; feta bruschetta; whole grain summer salads; buffalo mozzarella and tomato salad; Greek salad; grilled salmon; crab cakes; grilled calamari; pissaladiere; Margherita pizza; grilled pork tenderloin; feta cheese; Tourtiere with tangy chili sauce.

Residual Sugar: 4.8 g/L

WINEMAKING

A delicate, dry ‘Rosato’ Italian style rosé made from 100% Sangiovese grapes hand-harvested from the Sandhill Estate Vineyard, Block C9. The grapes were gently pressed with minimal skin contact for an ever so delicate rosé colour. The juice was cold settled and fermented in stainless steel tanks at a cool temperature to preserve the fresh aromatics. The wine was aged in neutral French oak barrels for 3 months. with lees contact to develop the structure and complexity.