Snow River Rosato 2021
A rosé wine made primarily from the Hokkaido variety "Seibelle 13053."
About this wine
Aiming to create a wine that can be enjoyed at the dinner table every day, we have created a rosé wine using primarily Seibel 13053, a black grape variety that is often brewed as red wine.
The color is a clear, deep ruby red with a slight brownish tint. The aroma is soft with pomegranate, acerola, and strawberry, with hints of apricot kernel, white peach, yogurt, and a hint of blackcurrant and blackberry. The flavor is based on the aroma of red fruits and a refreshing acidity, with a gentle umami flavor that makes you feel like you are deep in a quiet forest.
Good pairings include Chinese dishes such as sweet and sour pork with black vinegar and shumai, salt-grilled pork, roast pork, smoked salmon salad, and hot pot of Chinese cabbage and chicken with ponzu sauce.
Please enjoy this dish when you want to enjoy a meal and conversation with close friends.
*We have prepared a playlist (Spotify) to go with this wine. Please enjoy it along with the wine.
●About wine making
Seibel 13053 was hand-picked and sorted on October 9th and 10th. Brix: 21.8°Bx, pH: 3.57, TA: 7.73. The grapes were carefully sorted at the winery, and a small amount of sulfurous acid was added after whole-cluster pressing.
Pinot Noir, Traminer, Sylvaner, and Chardonnay were hand-picked and sorted on October 17th. Sugar content: 24.5°Bx, pH: 3.59, TA: 5.85. Carefully selected, whole bunches are left in skin contact at low temperature (around 10℃) for several hours to bring out the aroma. After whole bunches are pressed, a small amount of sulfurous acid is added.
After racking, each variety of grape is fermented in four different stainless steel tanks using yeasts with different fermentation tendencies. The fermentation period ranges from 14 days for the shortest to 25 days for the longest.
After fermentation, the four wines are blended in one stainless steel tank. After 8 months of aging in the tank, the wine is racked, unfined, filtered and bottled. Aging in the bottle for 3 months.
You can download the technical sheet for this wine here .
| Wine Type | Rose wine (still) |
| Year of production | 2021 |
| Grape-producing region | Three vineyards in Higashikawa Town, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido (7th Line, Yume Park, Center) |
| Grape variety | Seibel 13053 94% / Pinot Noir 3% / Traminer 1% / Sylvaner 1% / Chardonnay 1% |
| type | Light to medium bodied |
| alcohol | 11.5% |