Majella “Melody” Rosé 2015 Winemaking Vintage Conditions

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Majella “Melody” Rosé 2015 Winemaking Vintage Conditions

Majella “Melody” Rosé 2015 Rosé by tradition, is a light red ideal for summer drinking. Majella has kept that tradition alive with our ninth release of the Melody. Winemaking The Melody rosé was made with limited skin contact and fermentation was completed in stainless steel tanks. The Melody is bottled in July under screw cap to retain the fresh fruit aromas and palate. Vintage Conditions Grape Variety From a seasonal point of view, April to July 2014 100% Shiraz provided an excellent start with average winter rainfall which set us up for an even budburst with Region good soil moisture. Coonawarra Spring however was not typical, being very dry and one of Coonawarra’s warmest, with temperatures Winemakers Comments well above average advancing flowering in A bright, clear garnet colour. Fragrant rose and November by about 2 weeks. red fruit floral aromas with sweet and soft, finely Fortunately the warm and dry flowering promoted textured structure. Pretty strawberry, raspberry a fast and even berry set, similar to other excellent and pomegranate fruit notes linger on the palate, seasons, for example: 2001, 2004 and 2010. This with a pleasantly soft finish. warm flowering provided even maturity at harvest with no green berries. Very dry conditions continued through December, consequently berries remained small with thick skins. Ripening was set up perfectly with the vines receiving a refreshing drink of 90 mm of rain in mid-January. 12.5% Coonawarra’s summer, in contrast to the spring, Alcohol: has been a classic, with warm days and cool nights, Total Acid: 6.7g/L strongly influenced by the January upwelling of the deep, cold coastal waters….around 5 degrees pH: 3.26 colder than those off Adelaide. Based on the mild Residual Sugar: 4.6g/L summer, and consequently long ripening period, we are seeing bright fruit, varietal definition and Cellaring: The Melody has been made to intense colour at moderate sugar. enjoy now. Our pours are 30ml: 1 standard drink = 100ml @ 13% alcohol.

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