Lerida Estate
2006 Pinot Rosé

This Rosé is also made from two different portions of Pinot Noir grapes grown at our Lake George vineyard - an earlier picking (lower sugar, more fragrant) with 18 hours skin contact before pressing, and the juice runoff (Saignée) from the red ferments of grapes picked later in the season. As well, Cabernet Franc (3%) has been added to create a more complex wine. The wine shows rose, spice, cherry and strawberry aromas. The palate has a good length, and is very refreshing with a long, crisp finish. Enjoy now, or keep for 1 to 2 years. Combines successfully with Bouillabaisse, antipasto and pizza. Serve chilled.

A newspaper review of our 2006 Pinot Rose was done by Fergus McGhie. The review appeared in the Canberra Times on 9 August 2006. He said:

"After trying another cloying sweet rosé whose name I won't mention and whose wine I will not review, the Lerida Pinot Rosé was like a breath of fresh air. Clean, crisp and full of bright flavours of cherries and berries, watermelon and strawberry, it still finished light and dry. This is the sort of rosé I love, made for food and best drunk well chilled with gusto. Try it with bouillabaisse."

Price:

$18.00 per single bottle
$99.00 per dozen (56% off)
(i.e. $8.25 per bottle by case)

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