Esk Valley Rose Cave Direct

Esk Valley Rose Cave DirectEsk Valley set the scene for New Zealand Ros in 1991 and weve never looked back. Deliciously dry, it reveals vibrant flavours of peach and strawberry while its refreshing acidity will leave your mouth watering for more. The fruit for this wine was grown in gravel based soils in cooler inland vineyard sites, warm enough to fully ripen the grapes while also retaining good acidity at harvest. This allows us to pick fully ripened grapes at low sugars in

Whole bunches destalked and not crushed in stainless steel tanks

There were two cases of hail at the beginning of harvest but luckily

The vineyards lie on clay-limestone (mostly Kimmeridgian marls with some Portlandian limestone) near Maimbray

Francis vinifies each parcel of grapes separately using a Lallier’s own ‘house’ yeast

that leads to complex florals

extended texture overlaying soft plum which deceptively disguise the rich powerful cassis and blackcurrant flavours

creamy vanilla

it is a pleasant thirst-quencher

slightly ahead of average due to low yields

giving the berries space to develop

The wine was then aged on lees for 12-18 months in 25 hectolitre French oak casks

Fermentation controlled at 28º C during 10 days