Alpha Zeta Rosato 'R' 2006/07

Tasting Notes:

A relative newcomer to the Alpha Zeta range is a delicious Rosato made solely from Corvina. Skin contact for 18 hours yields good colour and flavour, while fermentation at 14°C helps to reatin this.  The result is a fragrant, cherryish rosato of impressive gulpability.  Closed under stelvin.

"Corvina has a delicate aromatic character that lends itself to the production of youthful rosato wine" says winemaker Matt Thomson.

Alpha  Zeta  was  started  in  1999  when  leading  New  Zealand winemaker, Matt Thomson, set out to produce a range of modern, fruit-driven wines from the hills outside Verona.  The aim was to work
with growers  (rather  than buy bulk wine, which  is  standard among most  wines  from  Verona  at  this  price)  to  obtain  ripe  grapes  (by reducing yields and picking  later) and  then, using Matt's expertise,
preserve  these  flavours  in  the  finished  wines.    The  result  is  a realisation of the potential inherent in Veronese viniculture. 

VINEYARDS 

Matt selected several vineyards in excellent sites on the hills outside Verona,  where  the  growers  had  reduced  the  crop  quite significantly. 
 
VINIFICATION 

After  macerating  on  the  skins  for  about  18  hours,  the  must  was fermented  at  a  relatively  low  temperature  (14–15°C)  in  order  to retain the delicate cherryish perfumes of Corvina. 
 
The wine was  held  in  temperature  controlled  stainless  steel  tanks until bottling to maximize freshness.

TASTING NOTES 

This wine is a fragrant rosato of impressive gulpability.  A vibrant pink colour, with delicate aromas of cherry blossom, it has enough body to drink with food as well as on its own.  

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