Villa Maria, 2004.

Nose: Wine Enthusiast calls it "fern," but I couldn't really put a name on anything.

Tasting: yellow apple, piney, lime

Here's another NZ wine that I've been hoarding:

2002 PANSY ROSÉ
PRODUCTION NOTES
"Pansy" is a sculptured wine. Made from predominately Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes, a portion of juice was bled from the grapes one day after crushing. The wine was then handled like a white wine, cool fermented and sulphured once dry. Just prior to bottling a portion of late harvest Chardonnay was added to add complexity and a hint of sweetness to the wine.

ANALYSIS AT HARVEST
Average Brix: 22.0 Titratable Acidity: 7.0 g/l pH: 3.25 WINE ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 13.0 %
Titratable acidity: 6 g/l
pH: 3.45
Residual sugar: 4.0 g/l

TASTING NOTES
Colour: Cherry in colour with mauve edges.

Aroma: Ripe Pacific Rose apple and sherbert aromas abound. Complexed with hints of bisto.

Palate: A fruity little number. The wine has great fruit intensity, with juicy fruit and watermelon characters. Full bodied the wine finishes well with a hint of tannin.

An ideal summer sipper and aperitif style wine.