2024 A. & C. Ainsworth Rosé - Pyrenees, VIC. 750ml
The fruit for the 4th rendition of this wine was picked on 4 April allowing for a long period of flavour development in the vineyard. The cabernet is de-stemmed as soon as it arrives at the winery and then transferred straight to the press where it is slowly pressed over 4ish hours, and racked to old barrels & amphora (after being settled overnight) for fermentation. We have always aimed to have a long elevage on this wine, and this year the wine was bottled after 18 months in its vessels.
The resulting wine is, for us, the best we've made yet. A full bodied rosé wine that sits very much in the gastronomic category. The wine is built around a core of ripe stone fruit with a myriad of spices and earthy characteristics very much a feature. It is certainly an homage to our favourite rose wines from the South of France, though mainly its a reflection of the wonderful 2024 growing season and the beautiful vineyard.
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