Ashton Hills Sparkling Pinot Noir Rose (2021)
750mL / Adelaide Hills, SA / Australia
Lifted fresh strawberry and cranberry aromas, with hints of rose petal and creamy biscuit notes. Crunchy fresh raspberries and stonefruits are delicately balanced with a creamy supple mouthfeel from the bottle fermentation. The low dosage carries the crisp clean finish.
The fruit was whole bunch-pressed and fermented in old French oak.
There was no malo and the wine takes its colour from the addition of a little table Pinot Noir (à-la the majority of rosé Champagne).
The fruit was harvested a touch earlier than usual, the dosage decreased and less table wine added (now just 6%) from previous vintages.
Dosed with a low 8g/l, it's a charismatic sparkling wine overflowing with juicy, crunchy red fruits and its fine balance and savoury finish makes it difficult to stop drinking.
Another outstanding example of Australian bubbles.
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