Pink Fuchsia Rosé
Fuchsia is made without skin contact from predominantly red grape varieties. Because the colour pigments are located within the grape skin gentle pressing is required to yield light coloured juice. The result is a salmon pink colour.
Gentle pressing has the advantage that the juice is cleaner and the tannin content low. Nevertheless, tannin is an important part of the constitution of the wine helping to balance the sweetness that comes with abundant fruit flavour and some residual sugar.
In order to retain this residual grape sugar and the original flavours that are present we rely upon refrigeration to arrest the activity of fermenting yeast. From the stage where the fermentation is stopped until the wine reaches the bottle, it is kept cold.
This distinctively fresh and lively light bodied cross between rosé and moscato is perfect for current drinking in the warmer months. It has beautiful fragrances and a lively slightly spritzy palate that real zips along. The natural sweetness is balanced by a fresh crisp acidity.....Ray jordan noted expert on WA wines.
Happs Three Hills
Summary Details
- Region: Margaret River
- Colour: Pale pink with purple tinges maturing to a light onion skin colour with age
- Nose: The wine has a voluminous aroma akin to Rambutans and Lychees that intensifies over the first two years
- Palate: A quite delicious balance between berry flavours, soft acidity, some sweetness and the inevitable slight astringency that is to be expected from red grape varieties. The entirely natural effervescence cleanses the palate and lifts the aromas
- Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz
- Alcohol content: 11.4% vol
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