House of Arras Rose Vintage 2014

House of Arras Rose Vintage 

Region: Tasmania, Australia

Vintage: 2014

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: 65% Pinot Noir , 35% Chardonnay

ABV: 12%

Light rose gold in colour with a hint of crimson to the edge. Lifted aromas of raspberry and Turkish Delight are complemented by stone fruit and lychee. On the palate this is a seamless, luscious and intense wine with Maraschino cherry, blood orange and berry yoghurt. The low dosage is perfectly matched to the fruit, acidity and tannin. This wine exhibits a precise line of vibrant fruit, and a long, lingering and complex finish.

The fruit is sourced primarily from the Coal River Valley area in Tasmania's south east, with additional fruit coming from sites in the Derwent Valley, Pipers River and East Coast. All vineyards are on VSP trellis and have supplementary irrigation due to the dry summer and autumn. The canopies are managed to maintain dappled light on the fruit, to allow sufficient light intensity for full ripening whilst avoiding sunburn.

Ed Carr has been the head winemaker at Arras since 1998. This year he was awarded ‘Sparkling Winemaker of the Year’ at the IWC. James Halliday calls him “a quietly spoken genius, whose name should be known around the world. He is, by some considerable distance, Australia’s greatest sparkling winemaker.”