TASTING NOTES Mission Jewelstone Rosé 2020

Viticulture
This single vineyard Rosé is produced from organically certified grapes from 16 year old vines grown on Mission's Mere Road vineyard in the Gimblett Gravels, Hawke's Bay. The soils on this vineyard are sandy loam over gravel providing soils for excellent fruit flavour development. The fruit was selected from the Merlot block to create a textural wine with depth of flavour. The fruit was harvested in perfect health on 24 March 2020.

Winemaking
The fruit was hand harvested allowing for the very best grapes to be selected and gentle handling. The fruit was then pressed extremely gently on a Champagne cycle for minimal skin contact to allow for intense fruit flavour while taking on only a very subtle salmon pink hue. Only the first cuvée was chosen with the pressings put aside. The must
was barrel-fermented and then aged in French oak on its lees for five months before bottling for additional softness and palate weight.

Small batch
Only six barrels produced.