ME by Matahiwi Estate Rosé2023
A crowd favourite! This is a vibrant cool climate Rose, pale pink in the glass with effusive aromas of strawberry and melon on the nose. The palate is lively with raspberry and peachy flavours balanced with a smooth fresh fruity finish. Excellent on its own or with a wide variety of foods from fresh strawberries and cream, to chicken with feta, watermelon and pumpkin seed salad.
Vineyard
The fruit for this wine was sourced from mature vineyards in the Wairarapa that consistently produce outstanding pinot noir grapes.
Winemaking
We harvested the grapes in the fresh fruit flavour spectrum ideal for Rose.The majority of the fruit was pressed off immediately, while a smaller portion had more prolonged skin contact to enhance colour. The juice was then fermented at cool temperatures with aromatic yeast to capture the beautiful fresh aromas.After a short lees aging period the component wines were blended and prepared for early bottling.
Awards & Reviews
2023
Awarded Trophy for Top New World Rosé from the Japan Wine Challenge
Awarded Gold and Regional Winner Aotearoa Regional Wine Competition
Awarded Gold at CWSA Best Value
Awarded 93pts Wine Orbit
Awarded 92pts Cameron Douglas
Awarded 90pts Bob Campbell
2021
Awarded Gold and Top 50 spot by New World Wine Awards
Awarded 93pts by Cameron Douglas
Awarded 5 stars by Wine Orbit
2020
Awarded Double Gold by China Wine and Spirits
Awarded “Best Value Buys, Best of Varietal and Best of New Releases” by Winestate Magazine
Awarded Top 12 out of 140+ wines tasted – Dish Rose Tasting Panel 2020
2019
Awarded Gold by China Wine and Spirits
Awarded 90pts by Bob Campbell
Awarded 90pts by Cameron Douglas MS
Awarded 90pts by Wine Orbit – Sam Kim