Product Profile
Ashton Hills Pinot Noir Saignee Rosé 2010
Medium Bodied Rosé, Dry. Pinot Noir. Drink now or cellar, 13% alc.
Tasting Notes
96 Points James Halliday
Is this Australia's best Rosé? James Halliday seems to think so: "If it's not the most expensive Australian rose, it should be, because it is the best."
This is the inaugural release of Ashton Hills’ Saignee Rosé, and it is made from juice removed from their 2010 Reserve Pinot Noir. "It's light coloured, not pink, not salmon — its own special colour. The bouquet is exquisitely fragrant, the palate perfectly balanced, with its own range of rose petal, spice, crushed strawberry, leaves and flesh." (Halliday again.)
“There are 18 different clones of Pinot Noir in our vineyard and we pick and crush each of them separately. This, our first Saignee, is made from our favourite selections. The colour emerges as the skins bleed into the first of the free run juice. The wine is fermented in small batches in stainless steel before spending time in seasoned and new French oak barrels.” Stephen George, Ashton Hills wine maker
A cracking wine!
Producer
Ashton Hills
Ashton Hills Vineyard lies below the summit of Mount Lofty on a ridge-top overlooking the Piccadilly Valley. Here in the Adelaide Hills, the cool, yet sunny and humid climate produces crisp, finely flavoured table and sparkling wines. Stephen George established his vineyard in 1981 and produced his first wines in 1987. His wines are very French in style, especially the Pinot Noirs for which Stephen is most highly regarded. The Galah range is Stephen's second label with fruit sourced from the Clare Valley and Mount Lofty Ranges.