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| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2016 (based on 23 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 84 pts. and median of 84 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by cassel on 6/18/2016 & rated 81 points: Has an orange colored. It tastes like strawberry. The body is light/medium. The wine has little or no acidity.
Not very interesting. (1854 views) | | | Tasted by quicklunarcop on 7/11/2015 & rated 90 points: Very floral on the nose. Off-dry, although it tastes a little bit drier than it smells. Very nice as an aperitif. (1789 views) | | | Tasted by Poisey on 6/18/2015 & rated 82 points: Cherry sour raspberry. Modaratly sweet. Sour finish and just a little boozy and lots of acidity. (1795 views) | | | Tasted by Mike Kopanski on 1/3/2015 & rated 87 points: This is a very subtle rose. You have to take a taste and let it dribble on down through the finish to truly appreciate it's palate coating richness. It is supremely smooth, and at first slightly disappointing. But wait a minute between sips and you have a mouth full of soft red fruit, and surprisingly sneaky acidity. The color is orangish pink. The nose is passion fruit and red grapefruit, before the obvious aroma of strawberry. There is a touch of red life saver candy sweetness. A slight metallic flavor on the roof of the mouth. Cherry and strawberry on the finish. (1882 views) |
| By Steve Thurlow
WineAlign (7/3/2015)
(Kim Crawford Pansy! Rosé, Hawke's Bay, North Island red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Sara d'Amato
WineAlign (6/16/2015)
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| Kim Crawford Producer website
Now owned by Constellation Brands. Kim Crawford retired from the company in 2008. The Winemaker is now Anthony Walkenhorst.Rosé Blend"Rosé blend" can mean a blend of just about any varietals since the designation comes from the resulting color of the wine.New Zealand New Zealand Wine (New Zealand Winegrowers)North IslandHaving a cool factor is a great start.
When they were creating climate classifications for wine regions around the world, we weren’t exactly complaining that New Zealand’s was called ‘cool.’ Step out in the middle of the day on a classic Marlborough or Hawke’s Bay’s summer, and you may wonder if they got it right. The brightness is beautifully intense, and sunshine plentiful.
But stay about a little. Until nightfall. The shift from day to night isn’t just defined by light, but temperature too. It chills quickly. The South Pacific Ocean taking its deep breath over our two islands. For the grapes, this makes for more than a chilly night. Ripening is gradual, almost methodical. As each day edges the grape towards ripeness, each night captures its flavour.
This pattern creates one of the longest grape growing seasons on earth – and those unmistakable, remarkable zesty flavours, and fragrance that are the hallmark of our wines.

Sometimes the world really is your oyster.
Hawke's BayThe philosophy of Oyster Bay is to produce fine, distinctively regional wines that are elegant and assertive with glorious fruit flavours.
The Hawke’s Bay wine region is arguably the most exciting find in recent times for the cultivation of Merlot in New Zealand. Ancient alluvial river terraces provide for a superb mix of soils over gravelly, free draining subsoils, with an abundance of pure river water or irrigation.
With a temperate maritime climate, the vines are warmed by strong clear sunlight during the day and cooled at night by the sea breezes of the Pacific Ocean.
This is the unique environment in which Merlot produces its vibrant, fully-ripened varietal flavours.
Essentially, Oyster Bay Hawke’s Bay Merlot is about elegance and intensity of fruit. The hero is always freshness of ripe fruit, spice and soft tannins on the palate. |
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