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

Hand-harvested from our 26-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 rose petal and spice characters, with excellent depth of flavour, together with a long, delicate and juicy palate. 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 2007/8 vintage started out like another drought season. Warm conditions saw an earlier than normal budburst, but with excellent canopy health. Solid crop levels were evident from the get-go. Timely rainfall in January and February saw the vines ripen the crop to perfection with elegant fruit, great character and complexity.

VINTAGE INFORMATION

Vintage2008
RegionPipers River, Tasmania
WMShane Holloway
Harvest date3/4/08
OakUnoaked
Alcohol12.1%
TA6.5g/L
pH3.42
Cellaring2 years