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Everything Looking Rosé for No. 1 Family Estate
22 October 2009
For immediate publication
The first ever rosé made by New Zealand’s only exclusive boutique bubbles producer, Marlborough’s No.1 Family Estate was launched in explosive, celebratory style in Auckland on Tuesday night.
An audience of some 160
that read as a who’s who of local television, wine trade
and Auckland business witnessed a tandem sabrage by Remy and
Virginie Le Brun, the son and daughter of company founders,
Adele and Daniel Le Brun. Held at Mollie’s Boutique Hotel
in Ponsonby, the pair delighted the crowd with their
dramatic method of opening the wine. Holding a chilled
bottle of No.1 Rosé in one hand and a sword in the other,
they swiftly slid the blade along each bottle and cleanly
removed the neck with the cork still intact, in true French
style.
The No.1 Rosé is winemaker Daniel Le
Brun’s first rosé at his family company. Made from 100%
Pinot Noir from tiny yields nurtured on the family’s
vineyard, the wine offers a delicate salmon-pink colour and
a mass of tiny bubbles. The seamless balance of subtle
cherry and almond hints combined with a fine acidity
provides for a dry, yet fresh and graceful wine that leaves
a lasting impression of opulence and splendour.
The
exclusive, lavish party was the perfect launch for this
exceptional new wine, one that is undoubtedly destined for
great
things.
ENDS
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