PAGE 18 BAY HARBOUR Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 9 <strong>2020</strong> Wine Tickle the urge with chilled rose • By Mark Henderson WHILE ROSE sells year round, I’m still a bit “old school” in my habits. For me, the combination of warmth, fresh air and the sun caressing the hilltops in a cloudless sky at the end of a busy day begins to tickle the urge for a glass of chilled rose. I hope that some of the following might help to tickle that urge for you. 2019 Aurum Organic pinot gris rose Price: $28 Rating: Excellent Peachy onion skin hue. Savoury notes lead with nectarine and stonefruit, a hint of yeasty Marmite later. Delightfully creamy texture, a burst of fruit, stonefruit, red apple, pear with time. Generously flavoured, with richness and depth to the fruit. A full-bodied Rose in the slot for summer drinking, while its power will readily complement food. www.aurumwines.com <strong>2020</strong> Durvillea Marlborough rose Price: $20 Rating: Very good to excellent Pale, peachy pink hue. Attractive fragrance with strawberries and cream. Dried strawberry, pink grapefruit, gum and musk are joined on the palate by a wisp of savouriness. Builds surprising power and richness, a sour cherry/cranberry nuance providing a counter to the sweet fruit. An apricot kernel bittersweet note adds to the lip-smacking close. www.astrolabewines.co.nz <strong>2020</strong> The Vegan Wine Project South Australian rose Price: $18-$19 Rating: Excellent Onion skin shade. Subtle at first, but quickly sees sweet fragrance, fruit sherbet, strawberry and rhubarb crumble notes build. Drier than the nose might suggest, the cool and racy palate highlighting strawberry, rockmelon and green herb hints. Refreshing interplay between the growing sweet fruit and tangy acidity. Appealing style with lovely crispness. www.theveganwineproject.com <strong>2020</strong> Jules Taylor The Jules Rose Price: $24.99 Rating: Very good to excellent Pale rose petal shade. Spicy, smoker’s lolly, turkish delight, red berries. A touch of sweetness leads, mixed summer berries and cream followed by a toffee apple hint. Nice flavour weight and integration, a subtle hint of sweetness, while still fresh, juicy and crisp with a relatively dry finish. I can see a lot of consumer appeal here. www.julestaylor.com <strong>2020</strong> Otuwhero Estate Hawke’s <strong>Bay</strong> rose Price: $19.95 Rating: Very good to excellent Rose with a copper tinge. Savoury at first, sweeter fragrance growing, rose petal, a wisp of gooseberry. Crunchy and bright in the mouth, sweeter fruits hinting at summer berries, a little lavender. This builds nicely with aeration, showing a touch more sweetness, yet finishing relatively dry and crisp. Very easy drinking. www.otuwine.com 2019 Invivo SJP Sud de France rose Price: $19.99 Rating: Excellent Invivo’s collaboration with Sarah Jessica Parker. Palest onion skin hue. Beguiling nose, umami and earth hints shifting to cream, stonefruit and spices. Really tangy, crisp palate, racy acidity driving this. Ripe yet not sweet with mandarin/pink grapefruit notes. Mouthwatering close. High on the refreshment factor and a great food choice. www.invivowines.com 2019 Saint Clair Pinot gris rose Price: $20 Rating: Excellent Peachy onion skin hue. Intriguing nose, herbs and river stones at first, moving to ripe peach, spices and perfume. After the delicacy of the nose, there’s a burst of flavour on the palate with stonefruits, musk, wine gums and boiled sweets with zesty acidity keeping this fresh and crisp. A juicy, long, lip-smacking finish. Drinking superbly now. www.saintclair.co.nz 2019 Ngatarawa Glazebrook Black Label Hawke’s <strong>Bay</strong> rose Price: $25 Rating: Very good Orange/onion skin hue. Smoke, wildness, tilled earth spices. Brooding palate with power and weight, the berryfruit notes growing as it opens up. A quinine like bittersweet element brings things to a zesty close. With its powerful build, this would complement richer summer foods: a nice foil to a barbecue perhaps? www.ngatarawa.co.nz Sunday 21 MaRCh #Areyouupforit? 14km, 6km Community Fun Run Event november <strong>2020</strong> november <strong>2020</strong> for the love of local Make an entrance Looks to steaL the show Hitting the sweet spot Life in a cake shop Doughnuts in a Zephyr DuneDin’s fooD truck scene Make an entrance Looks to steaL the show Your dinner party menu Low on fuss, high on fancy for the love of local Hitting the sweet spot Doughnuts in a Zephyr Life in a cake shop DuneDin’s fooD truck scene Your dinner party menu Low on fuss, high on fancy november <strong>2020</strong> november <strong>2020</strong> EntER now www.city2surf.co.nz www.style.kiwi | @StyleChristchurch
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