DELAMERE VINEYARDS PTY LTD
4238 BRIDPORT ROAD
PIPERS BROOK TASMANIA 7254
COPYRIGHT 2008 DELAMERE VINEYARDS





Hand-harvested from our 28-year old estate, our philosophy is to produce wines that reflect our unique soil and location. Our Rosé perfectly captures the delicate essence of the Pinot Noir variety. Enjoy chilled over the next two years as an aperitif or with fresh, flavoursome food.

The Delamere Rosé perfectly captures the delicate essence of the pinot noir variety. This wine, made from 100% pinot noir grapes, is produced from a special parcel of land selected from the mature-aged vines of Delamere Vineyards, which showed exceptional perfume and delicacy. The carefully hand-harvested fruit was soaked on skins at a cool Tasmanian ambient temperature (approximately 15° Celcius) for 36 hours before gentle extraction of the juice for slow fermentation. All aspects of the winemaking process have the aim of retaining as many of the delicate, yet intense, aromatic compounds as possible. The resulting wine exudes strong strawberry and raspberry characters with a hint of star anise-like spice. Excellent depth of flavour with a long juicy palate, it finished crisp, clean and dry. The wine should be enjoyed chilled over the next two years as an aperitif or with freshly prepared, flavoursome dishes.

VITICULTURE

Close-planted vines at 7500/ha on own roots, low trellis, unirrigated, cane pruned vertical shoot position. The pinot noir wine is a made from the D5V12 clone.

VINTAGE CONDITIONS

The 2010 vintage got off to a great start with excellent winter rain falls. Warm conditions saw an earlier than normal budburst and the high soil moisture ensured vigorous canopy growth. Humid conditions and rain events through the summer made 2010 a challenging season for disease control, but disciplined management in the vineyard was rewarded with great depth of flavour and remarkable balance between flavour, acidity and sugar accumulation.

VINTAGE INFORMATION

Vintage 2010
RegionPipers River, Tasmania
WMShane Holloway
Harvest date15/4/2010
OakUnoaked
Alcohol12.1%
TA6.5g/L
pH3.42
Cellaring2 years