2022 Printhie Topography Rose

Pale but bright soft pink colour. The wine has lovely red fruit character, strawberries, cherry, pomegranate. However, it is as much about texture than flavour intensity. Wet stone, savoury tannin, textural richness, dry finish.

Pinot Noir and Meunier harvested and fermented together in a large 3,500 litre French oak barrel called a foudre - actually in Printhie’s oldest foudre purchased in 2016. The foudre adds savouriness and texture, not oak flavour. The Pinot Gris is blended after fermentation. Time is spent on yeast lees to develop further flavour and texture.