NZ
Australia
Forrest's Doctors' range uses viticultural science to naturally lower alcohol without additives
Silver Medal Winner, China Wine & Spirits Awards 2024
Vineyard management slows sugar accumulation; cool‑fermented to retain red berry fruit with 6.6 g/L residual sugar
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Description
Founded by Drs John and Brigid Forrest in 1988, Forrest Wines has consistently blurred the line between scientific innovation and fine wine production. Their acclaimed 'Doctors'' range was born from decades of research into natural alcohol reduction - an ambitious program that avoids dealcoholisation entirely in favour of precision viticulture. The 2023 Rosé is a field-blend of Pinot Noir and Arneis from estate vineyards in Marlborough's Wairau Valley, managed specifically to slow sugar accumulation through canopy manipulation and strategic irrigation. Grapes were picked early, cool-fermented in stainless steel, and bottled at just 9.5% ABV with 6.6g/L residual sugar, 7.2g/L total acidity and a pH of 3.19. The wine opens with lifted notes of wild strawberry, cherry skin and pink grapefruit, finishing bone-dry and brisk with a fine herbal edge. Awarded Silver at the 2024 China Wine & Spirits Awards, this is a benchmark in the emerging category of naturally low-alcohol wines - bright, balanced and technically uncompromising.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Palate:Herbal
Food Pairings:
Cheese
Fish
Shellfish
Description
Founded by Drs John and Brigid Forrest in 1988, Forrest Wines has consistently blurred the line between scientific innovation and fine wine production. Their acclaimed 'Doctors'' range was born from decades of research into natural alcohol reduction - an ambitious program that avoids dealcoholisation entirely in favour of precision viticulture. The 2023 Rosé is a field-blend of Pinot Noir and Arneis from estate vineyards in Marlborough's Wairau Valley, managed specifically to slow sugar accumulation through canopy manipulation and strategic irrigation. Grapes were picked early, cool-fermented in stainless steel, and bottled at just 9.5% ABV with 6.6g/L residual sugar, 7.2g/L total acidity and a pH of 3.19. The wine opens with lifted notes of wild strawberry, cherry skin and pink grapefruit, finishing bone-dry and brisk with a fine herbal edge. Awarded Silver at the 2024 China Wine & Spirits Awards, this is a benchmark in the emerging category of naturally low-alcohol wines - bright, balanced and technically uncompromising.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Palate:
Herbal
Food Pairings:
Cheese
Fish
Shellfish
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Herbal
Cheese
Fish
Shellfish