LEONARDSLEE Brut Rosé 2021

The fruit is harvested from two vineyard sites, both sheltered, south facing slopes, 89 m.a.s.l with silty loam topsoil and silty clay loam subsoil.

The vines are planted 2.1m x 1m in a north south row direction with a 6 wire VSP trellising system.

Grapes were hand harvested in the cool of the morning. The bunches were hand sorted and whole-bunch pressed. Only free run juice fermented in stainless steel was used in the final blend to create its delicate taste and originality. Full malolactic fermentation was done on the base wine to soften the 2021’s natural acidity, adding a creamy texture and depth. The final blend was bottled where it then underwent according to the traditional method second fermentation in bottle. This is followed by bottle maturation of approximately 30 months, and only then was it disgorged, corked and labelled.