Old Coach Road Nelson Rosé 2024

Silver - The New Zealand International Wine Show, 2024
90 Points (4.5 Stars) - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, New Zealand, August 2024

Vineyard: Seifried Brightwater vineyard
Sugar at Harvest: 21.4°Brix
Date of Harvest: Mid - Late March 2024
pH of Wine: 3.28
T.A of Wine: 6.6g/L
Residual Sugar of Wine: 4.7g/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.

2024 was another early vintage in Nelson with superb fruit condition and flavours. The fruit in our 2024 Old Coach Road Nelson Rosé comes from our Brightwater vineyard. Parcels of Malbec were picked incrementally in March 2024 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 June 2024.