Production: 157 Cases
Availability: Winery direct and select restaurant accounts
Vintage: 2019
Variety or Blend: 100% Gamay Noir
Vineyard Designation: Kirby Vineyard
Region: Niagara Lakeshore
Vine Age: 12-20 years
Soil: Clay and loam with some seashells and some sand
Wine Style: Dry
Oak: Neutral oak-aged for 5 months
Alcohol Content: 12.5%
PH: 3.16
TA: 8.9 g/L
RS: 4.5 g/L
Ageing: Drink now through 2022
Serving Temperature: 8 – 12 ° C
Winemaking:
This Kirby Vineyard Rosé is made from 100% Gamay Noir from the Kirby Vineyard in the Niagara Lakeshore sub
appellation. The harvest date was chosen when the flavours were ideal and ripe. These
Gamay Noir grapes had a 10 hour skin soak before we took off some of the juice from
the crushed fruit. The juice was pumped to tank for cold settling and clarification before
racking to a secondary tank to start alcoholic fermentation. This delicious rosé was then
racked clean to another tank before a light fining and filtering took place and then we bottled.
Appearance:
Bright cheery with a clear hue.
Aroma:
A very berry rosé! Fresh and lifted aromas of sweet ripe of strawberries, cherry lemonade and candy floss. A fragrant
and focused rosé that is fruit-driven and concentrated. Secondary aromas are subtle
and quietly show themselves as the wine wine opens and evolves.
Palate:
Similar to the aromas, the palate is full of red fruits including sour cherries, watermelon, rhubarb, pink grapefruit and red
delicious apples. A clean and refreshing rosé that drinks similar to a white wine with its light
body and dry finish. An acid-driven rosé with bright fruits for balance, a tight focused palate
and salivating finish. This is your perfect patio sipper and pairs well with light appetizers,
seafood and salads.
