Babydoll Marlborough Rosé 2020

Babydoll Marlborough Rosé 2020Dry style Red apple & cherry Strawberry shortcake Balanced acidity "Brightly fruited and elegantly lifted, the bouquet shows apricot, rockmelon, sweet strawberry and crunchy apple notes, leading to a delectably expressed palate that's light and refreshing. It's juicy and lingering with youthful delicious flavours" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2021 This pretty light peach coloured Ros has the most enticing bouquet of red apple and cherry, watermelon, fresh

• Dry style
• Red apple & cherry
• Strawberry shortcake
• Balanced acidity

"Brightly fruited and elegantly lifted, the bouquet shows apricot, rockmelon, sweet strawberry and crunchy apple notes, leading to a delectably expressed palate that's light and refreshing. It's juicy and lingering with youthful delicious flavours" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2021

This pretty light-peach coloured Rosé has the most enticing bouquet of red apple and cherry, watermelon, fresh strawberries and honeydew. A juicy, rich palate warmed with flavours of strawberry shortcake, and focused by well-balanced acidity.

Winemakers were incredibly lucky to be granted permission to create these wines during the global pandemic crisis. For this reason, the 2020 wines carry some very unique memories. The 2020 growing season was very dry, which meant disease pressure was low and some timely light rains kept just enough water flowing in the rivers. A classic Marlborough autumn with warm days and cool nights, which created this season’s wines with Babydoll's signature fresh natural acidity and intense fruit flavours. Overall, the grapes had a luxurious ripening time, allowing flavours to fully develop while maintaining natural balance. This resulted in a Rosé that is filled with lifted aromatics and a beautiful concentrated mouthfeel.

Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir parcels were individually harvested over a period of three weeks. The fruit was destemmed and then gently pressed. The juice was cold settled for 48 hours then racked prior to a long fermentation in stainless steel tanks to capture bright, fresh fruit characters. Each parcel was fermented separately with a range of yeasts to build complexity and structure. The parcels were blended to add complexity and a pink hue, then stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.

It’s the little things in life that count and it’s the littlest sheep that help make Babydoll wines. This sustainable collection of wines are pure and intense with plenty of character, just like the Babydoll sheep we named them after. These tiny sheep keep the vineyards tidy year round because they’re too small to reach the grapes. Using one of nature’s mowers means these wines are better for the environment and taste better too. Celebrate life’s little moments with Babydoll wines.

Food Pairing: Try it with some creamy goats cheese, a light Summer salad, or your favourite shellfish.

Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and a gluten free diet.