VARIETY: Pinot Noir 

ORIGIN: Wairarapa

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS:Warm spring and summer leading to ideal flowering and ripening conditions, with a short period of rain in February.

DATE OF HARVEST: 01 April 2009

HARVEST & VINIFICATION: Hand-picked, de-stemmed and cold-macerated on skins for 3 hours then pressed. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks under influences of various yeasts and temperatures. Racking by gravity to keep maximum freshness of fermentation-CO2.

DATE OF BOTTLING: 28 October 2009

ALC: 13.5% VOL

TASTING NOTES:

Light onion skin in colour due to very short maceration on skins only. A charming, crisp Rosé with aromas of roses, wild straw-

berries and raspberries. Dry with good mid-palate and long, luscious finish.

DRINKING TEMPERATURE: 10 ºC

CELLARING: now to 4 years

CASES PRODUCED: 143

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