English Rosé Wines
Woodchester Valley Pinot Noir Rosé 2018
Ripe raspberry and strawberry aromas and flavours; dry and delicate
An intriguingly flavoursome yet delicate and dry rosé. The ripe raspberry and strawberry aromas and flavours are pronounced due to the cold maceration of the fruit for 4 hours before fermentation. This wine has excellent balance with a fresh lingering finish. Woodchester Valley is a family owned boutique vineyard and winery in the South Cotswolds. They have three vineyard sites in the Stroud valleys which produce a range of still white, rose and sparkling wines. They are located in Amberley, Woodchester and Doverow Hill (Stonehouse), with a total of 45 acres under vine. Woodchester Valley was established in 2007 when a single acre was planted on their Amberley site to assess the suitability of the land for growing vines. The three sites have different soil profiles although are all predominantly limestone. The Woodchester and Amberley sites are typical of Cotswold brash – shallow soils with a high stone content overlying Oolitic limestone, particularly favourable for their Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines. These soils are very free-draining. Their Stonehouse site has a higher clay content and deeper soils well-suited for their Bacchus vines.
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