Louis Roederer Rose 2017 Portugal SThe 2017 vintage was a year of unprecedented challenges an exceptionally warm and dry winter and spring, marked by intense frosts from April 17th to 29th, setting a new record of 12 nights of frost. This was followed by a gloomy, damp, and not particularly warm summer, culminating in a near tropical late August (humid and hot), which encouraged a significant spread of botrytis cinerea on the Pinot Noir and Meunier grapes at their peak of ripeness.
all of which are situated on the stony hills of the Soave Classico zone
who are the descendants of the Scottish Stutt family
Aransat is Friulian slang for "orange-coloured" and sets the standards for orange wines
1 x Vega Vella Sauvignon - Spain
The weather had improved by the end of June but it was followed by near-drought conditions
They were convinced they could produce world-class red wines as well as white in this region of New Zealand
has not been chosen by the Favre family
First established in 1971 by Dr Kevin and Diana Cullen and now run by their daughter Vanya
2017 will go down in history as being one of the hottest
richer and better balanced wines
The oak is cured at the domaine for 18-24 months and a local cooper assembles the barrels for them
The body is very smooth and the structure bears its weight very well
