Cape Mentelle Rose

APPEARANCE: Delicate watermelon hue with pale rose edges.

NOSE: Bright strawberry and cream and cranberry fruit with complex rose water, candied melon and lemon basil notes.

PALATE: The attack is fresh and reminiscent of the crunch of pomegranates and cranberries. The mid-palate is creamy and generous with notes of ripe watermelon and pink grapefruit zest with just a hint of juniper spice that adds nobility. A line of ripe citrusy acidity drives the palate to a long vinous finish that lets all the near-saline minerality of the terroir shine through.

FOOD PAIRING: A very versatile wine that will match the simplest to the most elaborate dishes with a presence that can take plenty of spice and herbs accompaniment. The 2016 Rose makes us crave sushis, sardines a la plancha, sautéed spicy squid, an array of tapas and scallops with cream foam.