Lady Alice MCC Rosé 2019
R290.00
As the wife of a senator, Lady Alice Sarah Stanford would rub shoulders with ministers, dine at ‘Tuinhuis’, host balls, officiate at college sports days – and by all accounts every event she attended turned into a dance party. Hers was the life of the English ‘landed gentry’, from hunting and shooting to lawn tennis and fancy dress, so life at Muratie was very festive indeed after she bought it in 1909. This Méthode Cap Classique bubbly made from 100% Pinot Noir is a toast to a lady for whom every day was a celebration.
Tasting Notes
LADY ALICE’S STORY
As the wife of a senator, Lady Alice Sarah Stanford would rub shoulders with
ministers, dine at ‘Tuinhuis’, host balls, officiate at college sports days – and by
all accounts every event she attended turned into a dance party. Hers was the life
of the English ‘landed gentry’, from hunting and shooting to lawn tennis and
fancy dress, so life at Muratie was very festive indeed after she bought it in 1909.
This Méthode Cap Classique bubbly made from 100% Pinot Noir is a toast to a
lady for whom every day was a celebration.
VINEYARD
Produced from Pinot Noir vines with clones 115 & 113 yielding 8 tonnes per hectare.
VINIFICATION
Grapes were handpicked at the end of January between 19 and 20 °B and whole
bunch pressed. The juice was settled for one day at 8 °C after which it was
inoculated and fermented for approximately two weeks at 14 – 16 °C. 100%
Malolactic fermentation was done in concrete tanks. The MCC consists of 100%
Pinot Noir.
WINEMAKER’S COMMENTS
Made from the free-run juice of whole bunch-pressed grapes, with a rose-gold
hue and very fine mousse, this wine has bright strawberry, cranberry and naartjie
notes lifted by mouth-watering acidity and offset by a shortbread richness and
creamy mouthfeel. Rose-garden aromas introduce this elegant bubbly; floral
perfume and baking spice linger after each sip.
ANALYSIS
Alcohol 12.05 %
Residual Sugar 6.6 g/l
Total acid 5.9 g/l
pH 3.21
