English Rosé Wines
Ancre Hill Vineyard Rosé 2018
Wild strawberry, red cherry and tart redcurrant freshness
Wild strawberry, red cherry and tart redcurrant freshness make this an outstanding choice for a summer’s afternoon outdoors. Made from the final 10/15% out of the press from their Blanc de Noirs production, the skins left on juice for 4-6 hours. This was followed by fermentation in stainless steel and concrete egg, then aged on gross lees for 6 months minimum, with natural MLF, no filtration or fining. Ancre Hill Estates is located in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire. The 12 hectares of vineyards are perfectly positioned on south facing slopes close to the border town of Monmouth and the Wye Valley. The estate utilises traditional Biodynamic and Organic Viticultural practices to produce the best possible fruits from carefully sourced and selected varieties with excellent heritage. The wines produced at Ancre Hill express the terroir of ancient mudstone and sandstone soils, giving the wines their character and natural flavours, with no external intervention or manipulation in the winemaking process.
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