The colour in red wine comes from macerating the red grape
skins in the fermenting juice, so if you remove them after
only a short time you get a pink or rose wine. If you press
the juice out of the grapes and remove it from the skins
straight away you get a blanc de noir or white wine made from
red grapes. Roses are lovely for long summer lunches or lazy
summer evenings. Serve lightly chilled.
BEST VALUE
Carrick Central Otago Rose 2012
$19
Three and a half stars (out of five)
Good value
Pink and fragrant with hints of strawberries and redcurrants,
this is a lively wine with lots of flavour and a firm, crisp
finish.
www.carrick.co.nz
Wooing Tree Central Otago Rose 2012
$25
Three and a half stars
Average value
Pink and fragrant, oozing red summer fruits and berries with
an underlying minerality and a lively, refreshing, dry
finish. Delicious summer drinking.
www.wooingtree.co.nz
Tatty Bogler Central Otago Pinot Noir Rose 2011
$25
Three and a half stars
Average value
A medium-sweet style of rose, pale pink and oozing seductive
fruit suggesting strawberries and summer berries, with spicy
undertones and an attractive finish.
www.tattybogler.co.nz
Wooing Tree Central Otago Blondie 2012
$28
Three and a half stars
Average value
Very pale with a pinkish tinge, this white wine made from
pinot noir is lightly fragrant with hints of fresh apples and
mandarins, with a hot, dryish finish.
www.wooingtree.co.nz
Pasquale Waitaki Valley The White Rose 2011
$32
Four stars
Average Value
Unlike the other wines in this tasting which are made
entirely from pinot noir, this dry white includes some
dolcetto, a fruity red Italian grape, with the pinot noir.
It's fragrant, with hints of apple, pear and mineral,
mouth-filling, firmly structured and textural, with a dry
finish. A good food wine.
www.pasquale.co.nz
Wooing Tree (375ml) Central Otago Tickled Pink
2012
$38 V
Four stars
Below average value
A sweet pinot noir, this attractive but unusual dessert wine
oozes fruit - mango, peach and strawberry. It's just the
thing to accompany a rhubarb cake while watching the summer
sun set.
www.wooingtree.co.nz
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