The Ned Rose

The pink comes from a light touch. The fruit is pressed gently to keep colour and tannin pick-up low, then fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel with yeast strains chosen to lift the aromatics and add some palate texture. It is sealed under screwcap. In the glass it is a vibrant pink, with strawberries and cream on the nose, a little rosewater and red apple, then ripe red berry flavour and an acid line that gives a fresh finish, typical of cool climate Marlborough fruit.

Marisco suggests pouring it with shrimp skewers glazed in pomegranate, or a goat cheese tart topped with beetroot or caramelised onion. It is a wine made for freshness, so the maker recommends drinking it within two to three years of the vintage date.