Briar Ridge Wrattonbully Rosé 2017 x12

Wine Region

WRATTONBULLY

Drink Until

2020

Varieties

Pinot Noir

Alcohol

13.5%

Foods

Perfect for summer sipping.

Oak

Colour

Sherbet pink.

Nose

Packed full of guava, strawberries and cream.

Palate

This light, dry Rosé is thirst quenching and refreshing.

Background

Good winter and spring rains were accompanied by cool spring weather which led to a late budburst. The soil moisture produced good early season growth but flowering and then veraison were both late following on from the late budburst. Ripening occurred in relatively cool conditions leading to the latest harvest for many years. Early indications are for wines of excellent quality and balance for vintage 2017. The grapes were harvested in the cool of the night before being de-stemmed, crushed and chilled to 5 degrees. The juice spent 3 days cold soaking on skins before being pressed off and inoculated with an aromatic yeast for ferment. Following fermentation the wine spent 4 months on lees to build texture before being racked off and prepared for bottling.