2016 Mount Edward Pinot Noir Rosé Central Otago

Mount Edward is one of the bright stars in the Central Otago wine producing region. The 2016 Rose is pale candy-floss pink colour with some depth, lighter on the rim. This has a soft and delicate nose with a gentle core of strawberries, quince and pomegranate, along with nuances of red florals and suggestions of thirst-quenching mineral elements. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, the palate has light flavours of strawberries, pomegranate and quince fruit entwined with soft, savoury floral and minerally notes. The mouthfeel is fresh and lively with bright acidity and the wine flows along a fine, dry, phenolic-threaded line, leading to a tight finish with nuances of florals and quince. This is a light, subtle strawberry, quince and pomegranate fruited, dry rosé with a fresh mouthfeel and thirst-quenching fine-textured finish. Serve as an aperitif and with antipasto over the next 2 years. Hand-picked Pinot Noir from the 'Muirkirk' vineyard, WBP over 5 hours for colour, and indigenous yeast fermented in stainless-steel to 13.0% alc. and dryness.