Nice Beverage Co. Ancient Fizz-Eezy Methode Ancestrale Rose Stellenbosch Cinsault 2023

SOUTH AFRICA : STELLENBOSCH SUSTAINABLE : Cinsault LIGHT-BODIED, STRAWBERRY AND CREAM, PINK PLUM, RED RASPBERRY, HIGH ACIDITY, NO OAK Nice Beverage Co. was founded in Cape Town in July 2020 by Hardy McQueen, a chef turned wine négociant with a clear mission: build a table that includes the South African winemakers who've historically been excluded from it. Every wine in the portfolio comes from a winemaker rooted in a marginalized community — and the only house rule is low intervention, starting with wild fermentation. Winemaker Kayleigh Hattingh harvested these old-vine Stellenbosch Cinsault (planted 1991) on February 27, 2023 — ahead of the March rains that would complicate the rest of that vintage — then gave the juice a two-hour maceration before pressing. Spontaneous fermentation in tank, bottled mid-ferment, four and a half months on lees, then disgorged. The result is exactly what méthode ancestrale is supposed to be: a wine that still tastes like fruit. RS at 3.2 g/L keeps it dry; 12.1% ABV keeps it drinking easy. PAIRINGS : Niçoise salad herby brininess bridges the wine's savory herb edge and bright acidity Charcuterie and aged goat cheese creamy strawberry texture holds up to salt and fat without getting buried Grilled shrimp with preserved lemon high acidity and fine bubbles cut through citrus and char

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