Rosé 2020

Member Price $19.48
Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Rosé
Appellation
Okanagan Valley
Aging
This wine is meant to be enjoyed upon release. Drink this year into 2022 for best enjoyment!
Residual Sugar
1.75g/l
Alcohol %
12.7
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Medium-light rose petal pink. Aromas of fresh strawberries and Okanagan cherries combine with an enticing hint of lemon curd. A robust palate of ripe
cherries and honeydew melon is well-balanced with delicate citrus notes. Enjoy as a light, fresh opener to an evening or as a stand-alone aperitif.
Vineyard Notes
2020 began with a rapid winter cold snap that saw
temperatures drop from 3 °C to -18 °C in a matter of 8 hours.
Cross-sections of the dormant buds confirmed no vine
damage. Due to COVID-19 lockdown protocols, the beginning
of the harvest was a family affair with the Holler family pruning
over 60 acres as a team. Full vineyard bud break in Osoyoos
happened April 15, Skaha Bench on April 20, and Penticton
on April 29 – a little later than average. Early June was cool and
wet in the Okanagan Valley. The weather started improving
on June 18th with the real Okanagan heat arriving the second
week of July and staying until mid-September. The Mount
Christie wildfire was a big scare for Penticton and Okanagan
Falls. The fire came 500 meters from our Skaha Bench
Vineyards but luckily the smoke from the wildfire did not settle
in the vineyard. Autumn was beautiful with temperatures
between 20-25 °C through to early October. Green leaves on
the vines until October 22 helped the red grapes to ripen
beautifully. A surprise snowfall in late October saw 8 cm of snowfall and the race was on to get the grapes into the winery.
Production Notes
Merlot, Malbec, and Syrah bunches were handpicked and
sorted in the vineyard. The extracted juice from the crushed
grapes was left on skins for four hours, then cold settled and
fermented at 15 °C to preserve the bright fruit flavors. The
final blend added a touch of Pinot Gris and Muscat. The yeast
consumed most of the grape sugars leaving 1.0 g/l and
yielding a wonderfully complex dry rosé.