Think pink: Rosé wine spring celebration at Vergelegen Estate

Just in time for the onset of balmy weather and alfresco sipping, Vergelegen Estate is releasing the 2022 edition of its sought-after Florence rosé wine Thursday 1 September, Spring Day.

Vergelegen Estate is releasing the 2022 edition of its sought-after Florence rosé wine on Thursday 1 September, Spring Day.

A lovely rose-gold colour, with a long, dewy aftertaste, the wine is named after Florence, Lady Phillips, chatelaine of the glorious Somerset West estate from 1917-1941. The 2021 Florence wine – the first rosé in the estate’s 322-year-old history – sold out rapidly to rave reviews.

Vergelegen is celebrating this new release with several offers available from Thursday 1 September to Sunday 4 September:

Visit Stables family restaurant, or the French-inspired Café Fleur, and enjoy a chilled glass of rosé for R50.
Enjoy 10% off all purchases of Florence wine at the tasting room or online. (Use the code Roséallday.)
Enjoy a complimentary home-made sweet treat from the Florence trolley in the tasting room paired with a tasting of Florence rosé.
Snap a picture of yourself enjoying Florence rosé anywhere on the estate, post your picture on Instagram or Facebook using the hashtag #Roséallday, and stand a chance to win six bottles of Florence, delivered to your door.
Gift someone a case of Florence rosé from the tasting room and receive a personalised note and complimentary gift-wrapping service.

The wine costs R130/bottle from the estate (before discounts and special offers).

The label on the curvaceous bottle sports a sprig of pale pink camellias, referencing Vergelegen’s status as the home of one of only two International Camellia Gardens of Excellence in the Southern Hemisphere. The last of these beautiful winter-flowering blooms can still be viewed.

To book a wine tasting or to purchase wine: The tasting room at Vergelegen is open Monday-Sunday 09h00 -17h00. Last wine tastings at 16:30 (with last entry to the estate 16:00pm) Contact winetasting@vergelegen.co.za or call 021 847 2122. Online shop https://vergelegen.co.za/shop-wine/.

Florence rosé tasting notes:

Composition: Grenache 52% and Shiraz 48%.
Origin: Shiraz grapes from Vergelegen’s Rooiland vineyard and Grenache grapes sourced from De Morgenzon in Stellenbosch.
Vinification: Grapes were hand-picked and whole bunch-pressed to limit colour and phenolic extraction. The grapes were pressed until a recovery of circa 500 l / ton.
Analysis: Alcohol 13.57 | Residual sugar 4.7 g/l | Total acidity 5.9 g/l | pH 3.29.
Tasting note: Lovely fresh red berries in a rose-gold liquid with a long dewy fresh aftertaste.
Serve chilled at 8-10 °C.
Maturation: Enjoy now.