THE WINE Our coral pink Rosé is a well-balanced blend of our finest hand-picked grapes - Ortega and Siegerrebe with a touch of Marechal Foch.
FOOD PARING Delicious with lamb kabobs, salmon, and stuffed pork medallions. Barbeque friendly. Wonderful floral aromas of sweet strawberries and gala apples. A favourite for brunch and festive occasions. Serve well chilled.
THE GRAPES Siegerrebbe: German white cold -climate grape variety. Long hot summer days and cool evenings which is what these grapes need. This is an early ripening grape and is ideally suited to the Shuswap climate. Siegerrebe vines have a late season bud burst and ripen in early September. Siegerrebe is a record holder for must weight -- clusters are gigantic. The grape has a redish-pink skin. Ortega is a grape variety used for white wine. Oretaga has a pale green skin and is also used as a table grape. Maréchal Foch is a popular hybrid cold hardy and disease resistant blue-black grape variety. It is classified as a teinturier, a kind of red grape variety where both the skin and the flesh of the grape is a deep red colour. This makes for deeply coloured wines. Maréchal Foch is a perfectly suited grape variety for the climate of hot days and cool nights of the Shuswap.
PARENTAGE Siegerrebe comes from a cross between Gewurztraminer and Madelaine Angevine grapes. Oretega was created in 1948 by Hans Breider at Bayersishcen Landesanstalt in Wurzburg. It is a cross between Müller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe. Breider chose the variety name in honour of the Spanish Poet and philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset Marechal Foch was bred in France in the 1910’s by Eugene Kuhlmann, who crossed a Goldriesling and a native American
Vitis riparia-rupestirs to create “Kuhlmann 188-2” It was named after Marshall Ferdinand Foch, a prominent French General of the First World War.
Natalie MacLean Wine Review - August 2024
Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:
Love Celista Estate Winery’s Marg's rosé (2022). So pretty with medium-intensity aromas of strawberries, rosehip jam, red berries, fine herbs, earthy and dusty pink roses on the nose, it is so elegant.
Peachy pink in the glass, the 2022 rosé is produced from a blend of Siegerrebe, Frontenac Gris, Frontenac Blanc with a splash of Marechal Foch and is off-dry, medium-bodied and fresh with bright cherry, pink florals, red berry, dried strawberry, a kiss of dried fine herbs and soft citrusy notes lingering on the palate. Beautifully balanced with fresh acidity, it is made to enjoy during the warm dog days of summer on the beach, patio and certainly with friends. Chill and enjoy on its own, with salmon steaks or a pork tenderloin from the grill. Tasted August 2024.Link to Article:
Celista Estate Winery Marg's Rosé 2022 Expert Wine Review: Natalie MacLean