Prelude Rosé 2021

An elegant salmon pink Malbec Rosé with subtle aromatics that lift with a couple of swirls of the glass. Initial aromas of strawberries and sour cherry lead to secondary aromas of neroli and a hint of cotton candy that carry effortlessly to the palate. This wine has lovely textured mouthfeel with a dry zesty finish.

Malbec is a very early ripening varietal, the Malbec grapes picked for the Prelude Rosé are usually the first grapes in the winery. Selected areas of the vineyard block is selected for the Rosé production and careful monitoring of these sections during ripening season ensures picking at the optimal time to achieve a balance of phenolic ripeness, acidity and sugar to ensure the creation of a fresh yet pure wine

The grapes were handpicked, hand sorted, destemmed and transferred directly to the press. This process has to happen efficiently to avoid damaging the grape skins and the ensure just the right amount of colour was extracted from the skins during pressing. Once the grapes were pressed and cold settling occurred overnight, the clean juice was transferred to neutral French oak barrels

The wine fermented naturally in barrel and once malolactic fermentation was complete, the wine was racked and returned to barrel to mature for a further 6 months. The wine was then lightly filtered, bottled and matured for a further 5 months before release.