Red Wines
Rosé 2007
Marlborough
Tasting Notes:
This wine has hints of fresh raspberries, strawberries and peaches, with a touch of lingering sweetness. Rosé is great summer drinking.
Food Matches
Ideal served as an aperitif or with salads.
Availability:
Direct purchase from Rossendale Restaurant or by mail order.
Marlborough
Tasting Notes:
This wine has hints of fresh raspberries, strawberries and peaches, with a touch of lingering sweetness. Rosé is great summer drinking.
Food Matches
Ideal served as an aperitif or with salads.
Availability:
Direct purchase from Rossendale Restaurant or by mail order.
Merlot 2010
Hawkes Bay
Tasting Notes:
This wine is a classic Bordeaux style Merlot with deep, clear dark red colour. On the nose it has hints of ripe plum, tobacco, a touch of mint and earthy notes. In the mouth it is a big, rich, full bodied wine with firm tannins supported by the fruit weight. It has a long finish.
Food Matches
Superb with red meats and roasted vegetables.
Availability:
Direct purchase from Rossendale Restaurant or by mail order.
Hawkes Bay
Tasting Notes:
This wine is a classic Bordeaux style Merlot with deep, clear dark red colour. On the nose it has hints of ripe plum, tobacco, a touch of mint and earthy notes. In the mouth it is a big, rich, full bodied wine with firm tannins supported by the fruit weight. It has a long finish.
Food Matches
Superb with red meats and roasted vegetables.
Availability:
Direct purchase from Rossendale Restaurant or by mail order.
Pinot Noir 2011
Canterbury
Tasting Notes:
This wine is very light in colour however shows an intense nose of raspberries, black cherries, black Doris plums with spicy characters and complex earthy notes. The palate is medium-bodied with soft tannins and features sweet red fruits backed up by black pepper, cloves and spice. The wine shows great balance between fruit and oak and a well structured seamless palate with length on the finish.
Food Matches:
Red meat, game meat such as venison.
Availability
Direct purchase from Rossendale Restaurant, mail order and selected supermarkets.
Canterbury
Tasting Notes:
This wine is very light in colour however shows an intense nose of raspberries, black cherries, black Doris plums with spicy characters and complex earthy notes. The palate is medium-bodied with soft tannins and features sweet red fruits backed up by black pepper, cloves and spice. The wine shows great balance between fruit and oak and a well structured seamless palate with length on the finish.
Food Matches:
Red meat, game meat such as venison.
Availability
Direct purchase from Rossendale Restaurant, mail order and selected supermarkets.