MÉTHODE CAP CLASSIQUE ROSÉ

Vintage 2018

WINEMAKING

This prestige cuvée Méthode Cap Classique (MCC) sparkling-wine is a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes. The grapes were carefully selected for best quality and hand-picked in the cool early hours of the morning. A slow and gentle whole-bunch press was done on the grapes
and only the first press fraction (cuvée) / best juice was used from each batch. After settling, the juice was racked and inoculated with yeast for
the alcoholic fermentation, and thereafter full malolactic fermentation
was completed on all the base wines. Blended and bottled in 2018, our
Aristea MCC Rosé undergoes a lengthy secondary bottle fermentation
and maturation period of a minimum of 24 – 36 months on the lees
before disgorgement.

TASTING NOTES

The colour of the 2018 MCC Rosé is a delicate salmon pink colour with enticingly fresh summer red-berry fruits of juicy ripe strawberries and cherries on the nose. The palate follows with the same playful and harmonious fruit flavours that are beautifully balanced by fine lingering bubbles and a very delicate creamy mousse. Great length in the finish
and a refreshing and mouth-watering acidity that is a crowd pleaser for
all occasions.