2022 Rosé Moira
93 points, Vic Harradine, Winecurrent.com
"Few Canadian wineries take rosé as seriously as @malivoire. It was part of the opening inventory and has been subject to ongoing research and development to a point where @malivoire pink portfolio stands amongst the very best wines in the country." Chris Waters, Waters on Wine (Instagram); Globe & Mail; March 22, 2020
Winemakers Notes
Shimmering rosy gold in the glass, a pour offers perfumed and floral scents aside appetizing cocktail cherry, peach, papaya and lime.
With a juicy, plush entry and fresh mid-palate acidity, persisting cherry and peach flavours join pomegranate and grapefruit, and a vibrant lime zest finish.
Hand-picked on the cool mornings of September 9th and 10th from our original Moira Vineyard. Grape sugars averaged 19° Brix.
Vinification: Whole grape clusters were gently pressed for minimal contact between juice and skins. After briefly chilling in a wide-profile stainless-steel tank (resembling a dairy tank) for optimum lees contact, the juice transferred to a standard steel tank for cool fermentation. The finished wine was bottled in February 2023.
Enjoy now to 2026.
DRY: 0 g sugar
At the time of bottling, alcohol measured 12.5%; residual sugar: 0 grams per litre; 6.8 titratable acidity: 3.25 grams per litre pH:
Food Companion:
Serve near 11° C with roasted vegetable tart or grilled fish atop garden greens.
Vegan friendly.
Aromas of strawberry and cream soda provide segue to a tang-infused surge of palate flavours with Montmorency pie cherry and raspberry jam to the fore. It’s crisp, clean and refreshing thanks to a persistent linear line of mouth-watering tangy acidity ... Pour as an aperitif to get gastric juices flowing or with freshly shucked briny oysters or prawn ceviche. Paired mine with a cheese fondue that turned out to be a suitable match.