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DOMAINE BOUSQUET GAIA ROSÉ
VINTAGE 2020
ARGENTINA
VARIETAL 100% Pinot Noir
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ew from Domaine Bousquet, Gaia Rosé hails from the vineyards of Tupungato, high in Mendoza’s Uco Valley – today a source of many of the Mendoza region’s most celebrated wines. The wine takes its name from Gaia, ancient Greek goddess of the earth and an inspiration for the Bousquet family, dating back to the late 1990s when as visionaries and intrepid pioneers they left their native France to buy and plant in virgin land, in the remote Andean foothills of Argentina. Domaine Bousquet, now Argentina’s foremost name in organically grown wines, has farmed organically from the start, and as
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BARTENDER® Magazine
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such Gaia Rosé is made entirely from organically grown grapes. Gaia Rosé is a 100% Pinot Noir, grown in sandy, gravelly soil at a cool 4,000 feet/1,200 meters above sea level. Intense sunlight and high day-night temperature variations all play a part in the wine’s elegance and refreshing acidity. Juicy, yet well-structured, Gaia Rosé 2020 is dry and medium-bodied, with a food-friendly, “invite-asecond-glass” alcohol level of 13%. Pale pink in color, the wine has aromas of strawberry and red berries, rounded out by subtle hints of orange zest and floral notes. A creamy mid-palate gives way to a lively acidity on the finish. Gaia Rosé blends the approachability of New World fruit with the elegance of the Old World, the latter a testament to the Bousquet family’s French origins.
Alcohol : 13.1 % Residual Sugar : 1,29 g/l Acidity: 6 g/l pH: 3,43
VINEYARDS Own Vineyards in Tupungato, Alto Gualtallary. By the foothills of the Andes at 4000 ft. altitude. The vineyards enjoy a marked thermal amplitude. Gravel and sand Soil.
WINEMAKING Early morning manual harvest during the second and third week of February. Full cluster press to maximize aroma extraction followed by a 5-day cold maceration at 6°C. Fermentation at a maximum temperature of 13°C for 30 days.
TASTING NOTES Pale and pretty crystal clear pink. Strawberries and red berries aromas with orange zest and floral notes. Lively with creamy mid palate and lively acidity.
PAIRING Appetizers and tuna dishes. Serve at 10°C.
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