12 BOTTLES (1 CASE)
Description
A gastronomic rosé. Inspired by the Grand Cru Bordeaux Rosés (Chateaux Brown and de Sours) developing the ‘serious’ side of the rosé category which have shown the ability to also age gracefully.
Match Point Rosé elegantly combines a premium terroir, careful grape selection, serious winemaking attention and time maturing on lees to produce a sensational gastronomic rosé.
The label was designed and painted by Melbourne artist, Steve Cross.
By Will de Beaurepaire and James Wilkinson
Terroir
The vineyard is located above Rylstone in the Central Ranges GI of NSW (50km southeast of Mudgee, 70km northeast of Bathurst). It was planted in 1998, with a mixture of Bordeaux, Rhône, and Burgundy varieties with the intention of selling most of the grapes whilst organically growing wine production. The decision to plant the vineyard at this location over other established winegrowing regions (including family winemaking operations in the Yarra Valley) was due to the similarity of the terroir to Burgundy. The vineyard is in a mountain valley, 150 kilometres from the coast in the Great Dividing Range. It is planted on North facing slopes rising from the Cudgegong River to an altitude of 650m. Geologically, the vineyard is planted on an Ordovician-era (450 MY ago) coral reef with shallow sandy and sandy-loam soils on limestone. The limestone was mined nearby until recently by Kandos Cement. The altitude, distance from ocean and poor heat retention of the soil and limestone, creates an inland continental climate as cool as Central Otago in New Zealand and Tasmania in Australia during the growing season with extreme diurnal variation – late Sept/Oct Budburst, Jan/Feb Veraison and March/April Harvest.
Vineyard
Budburst was last week of September, and the season started fiercely hot and dry with soil moisture levels at or near drought levels. A series of tropical cyclones ended up holding position over the middle of Australia in December, plastering the east coast with an exceptionally wet mid and late Summer resulting in a longer ripening period and a serious requirement to manage canopy and disease pressures.
Harvest: Individually selected parcels of Cabernet and Merlot were harvested on 18 March 2024. Sourced from vines with an average vine age of 25 years at the time of harvest.
Vinification
100% destemmed and delicately pressed with 4 hours maceration on skins before being fermented in steel tanks. Fined with Bentonite. Vegan Friendly.
Analysis: pH 3.3, TA 5.8g/l
Aging
Extended maturation in tanks with some oak staves for 12 months.
Tasting Notes
The Palate is dry and fresh with crisp acidity and cherry flavours. The Bouquet is rose petal, strawberry with a hint of dark cherry
Wine and Food Matching
It is a perfect combination with salad Nicoise, paella or grilled chicken, fish or lamb with herbs. Similarly, it is very enjoyable with grilled fish, rustic pâtés and terrines, charcuterie boards and sheep’s cheeses. Loves sushi and sashimi.
Wine Tips
Cellaring Potential: 10 years (2027)
Serving Temperature: 10 degrees C / 50 degrees F
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