MCC Pinotage Rosé

A canapés best friend! This sparkling rosé is the perfect match for smoked salmon, as well as parma ham.

Selection of specific Stellenbosch vineyards that were harvested earlier by hand to give higher acidity and elegant flavours. The Atlantic Oceans offers a gentle afternoon breeze which drifts over the farm to exert a cooling influence again in the later afternoon Cape sun.

Maturation after secondary fermentation 18 months in bottle on the lees.

Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at 14° for up to 14 days. Secondary fermentation in bottle to reach alcohol percentage of 12.0% and pressure of 5-6 bar. Maceration after 1st fermentation: 'Sur lie' in stainless steel tank for 3 months.

L’Avenir’s rich history dates back to the late 1600s when the estate was one of the very first sites identified for grape growing by the Cape’s earliest European settlers. The estate was renamed L’Avenir in 1992 by Mark Wiehe a Mauritian businessman who left a career of trading sugar in London to purchase the farm. This was the start of specialisation of this unique boutique winery. Wiehe appointed former pharmacist Francois Naude as winemaker and the estate swiftly gained recognition for its distinctive Pinotage and Chenin Blanc. In 2005 L’Avenir was acquired by the owner of the prestigious Chablis property Laroche Chablisien Michel Laroche.