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Astoria Sparkling Rose
"Lounge" Sparkling Rose
Gold Medal International Rose Competition Cannes, France 2010

Astoria “Lounge” Sparkling Rose has very fine and persistent bubbles with a delicate pink color. The wine is dry, full-bodied, lively and delicately aromatic with scents of raspberries and white petals. The finish has notes of apple and pear.
Pairs well with chicken, by itself, spring pasta, asparagus, stuffed mushrooms or fried fish.
85% Prosecco
15% Pinot Noir
The fruit is sourced from the Astoria Estate vineyard “Val de Brun” in the rolling hills of Veneto just north of Venice. The vineyards are oriented north-south and west-east with 4,500 vines per hectare, with an average vine age of 12-years-old. The grapes are harvested by hand in small lots. A soft pressing occurs and the juice is placed in stainless steel tanks for a brief cold maceration. The Pinot Noir grapes are vinified separately and undergo a short maceration. Before the primary fermentation process is concluded of the Prosecco and Pinot Noir, the wine is blended together and run into a pressurized tank where a secondary fermentation takes place allowing it to become a sparkling wine. After bottling the wine is bottle aged for over 6 weeks before being released.