Golan Heights Winery Yarden Rosé Brut

Following the record breaking cold and hot temperatures of harvests 2011 and 2010 respectively, we thankfully returned to a more typical vintage in 2012. The relatively cold and wet winter resulted in late but strong budbreak. A somewhat warm April advanced the season, resulting in a normal start of harvest in the first week of August. Trailing a beautiful summer that was just slightly warmer than average, a short warm spell in October allowed us to complete the relatively short harvest on the 21st of the month. The 2012 vintage brought lower than average yields coupled with very good quality. The 2012 Yarden Rosé is a blend of 71% Chardonnay and 29% Pinot Noir fruit harvested from high-elevation vineyards on the northern Golan Heights. This sparkling wine was produced using traditional methods only, including hand harvesting, whole cluster pressing, and secondary fermentation in the bottle. The wine aged for five years on the tirage yeast.