Kumeu Rosé 2020
A full and fruity dry wine. Sweet strawberry and wild berry fruit flavours add richness.
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Classic Wines, Kumeu-Huapai (Auckland), Rosé
A full and fruity dry wine. Sweet strawberry and wild berry fruit flavours add richness.
01026
Classic Wines, Kumeu-Huapai (Auckland), Rosé
Kumeu had a magnificent harvest in 2020 – even better than 2019. This allowed us to hand harvest our Malbec and Merlot in pristine condition over a couple of days in mid-March. Juice settling was followed by cool fermentation and an early bottling to retain all of this wine’s vibrancy and juicy intensity. The final blend is 61% Malbec, 39% Merlot.
Alc | 12.5% |
Acid | 6.8 g/L |
Res Sugar | 1.2 g/L |
pH | 3.26 |
Colour: | At bottling this wine was a delightful pale pink. At the edge it has a pale purple iridescence. This is from Malbec. We call it the ‘Malbec ring of confidence’. |
Bouquet: | Clean and fresh, dominated by summer red fruit aromas. |
Palate: | This wine is full-bodied for a Rosé. It has real richness and weight on the palate. It is soft and round and finishes with a sweet fruit lift. |
90 Points/41/2 Stars |
Wine Orbit, Sept 2020 |
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2019