Rosenvale Vineyards

Rare Rose 2019

Appellation: Rosenvale Rosenzweig Vineyard, Barossa Valley, Varietals: Tinta Madeira 39.4%, Tinta Madeira 28.5%, Graciano 26.8%, Mataro 5.2%.
Clone/Selection: F2V14, Savii01, 8014, Mataro.
Skin Contact Approx 5 hours.
Winemaking: Machine harvested, destemmed, chilled, settled, co-fermented, cultured yeast, stabalised (30% seasoned french oak) then bottled.
Winemaking: Owen Agnew, James Rosenzweig.
Vignerons: James Rosenzweig & Jake Rosenzweig.
Vineyard Notes: The Barossa has two Spanish varieties being Grenache and Mataro which have a long history both here and in the EU. Rosenvale believes this area of the world has a few more varieties of interest so we planted our family vineyards with Tinta Cao, Graciano and Tinta Madeira with the sole purpose of making a Rose’ wine. The vineyards are young and on a modern trellis system. We prune for target yields in consultation with mother nature and the vineyard is managed on a Dynamic viticulture system. The grapes are harvested at the same time based on combined flavour, acid, tannins with a target of about 12.5 Baume for the resulting juice. All the fruit is destemmed and pressed in our open cage bag press, chilled, settled, and then allowed to warm with wild yeast starting ferment. At some point cultured yeast is added to finish ferment.
Tasting Notes: Pale salmon pink in colour with a lifted generous nose of wild strawberries and lychees.  The palate is dry but with an upfront fruit sweetness complimented by a fresh acid backbone to the wine with flavours of wild red berries and hints of spice, great length and persistence.