Old Coach Road Nelson Rosé 2023

GOLD & TOP 50 - New World Wine Awards 2023, NZ
90 Points (4.5 Stars) - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, July 2023, NZ

Vineyard: Seifried Brightwater vineyard
Sugar at Harvest: 21.7°Brix
Date of Harvest: Mid - Late March 2023
pH of Wine: 3.44
T.A of Wine: 7.4g/L
Residual Sugar of Wine: 5g/L
Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans: Yes

The Brightwater vineyard vines are grown in an extremely stony area of the vineyard where water and nutrient levels are low. This helps us to restrict plant vigour and to crop at low levels. To further enhance the aromatics, leaves were removed to allow light penetration and air movement around the fruiting zone.

2023 was another early vintage in Nelson with superb fruit condition and flavours. The fruit in our 2023 Old Coach Road Nelson Rosé comes from our Brightwater Vineyard. Parcels of Malbec were picked incrementally in March 2023 at peak of flavour and phenolic ripeness. Drained juice was settled, warmed and inoculated for a clean, crisp fermentation to retain lovely fruit characters. The wine had a brief period on yeast lees before being stabilised and bottled in July 2023.