Pinotage Rosé 'Florence' Aaldering 2021

The Pinotage Rosé 'Florence', made by Aaldering, is a wine with great territorial character. It is, in fact, produced in the Stellenbosch with pure Pinotage, a grape variety that originated in these lands from a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault, a grape from the south of France. It is still cultivated practically only in South Africa and is a true rarity in Europe. Its fruity elegance makes it particularly suitable for rosé vinification, which gives fragrant and refined aromas, accompanied by a good basic structure. It is a very suitable bottle for pairing with seafood, poultry or white meats.

Florence' is a Pinotage Rosé from a young South African winery. Aaldering was founded in 2004 and manages a property of about twenty hectares, not far from Cape Town, in an area still dominated by unspoilt wilderness. The Pinotage grapes come from vineyards located in the Stellenbosch region, one of South Africa's most famous and highly rated wine districts. The vineyards cover just over 6 hectares and are cultivated at an elevation of cica 150 metres above sea level, facing south-east, on soils consisting mainly of granite rock breakdown soils. At the end of the harvest, the grapes are gently pressed with brief skin contact in order to extract delicate aromas and a minimum of colour. The wine matures for several months in steel before being bottled.

The Pinotage Rosé 'Florence' wine from the South African winery Aaldering is an original rosé, absolutely to be discovered. It is a label dedicated to the most curious and always on the lookout for novelty, who like unusual labels, a little bit out of the mainstream, but it is also a must-have bottle for rosé connoisseurs. In the goblet, it has a rather intense, bright and brilliant pink colour. The olfactory profile is characterised by fragrant aromas of wild strawberries, currants, cherries, lamps and citrus nuances of pink grapefruit. It has a good structure on the palate, with a smooth, crisply fruity mouthfeel that accompanies a harmonious finish with pleasantly fruity notes. Excellent to drink straight away, it keeps very well for two or three years.