"Oes Gafr Eto" (pronounced Oys Gavr Ehto) Is our very 1st vintage made from a blend of our Orion and Regent grape varieties. The namesake of this vintage comes from the opening line of the Welsh folk song "Cyfri'r Geifr" which translates to "Counting the Goats" and also the origin of our name Tair Gafr Wines.

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2022 was a very challenging year, the drought had a big impact on our young vines resulting in very low yields. making this a very rare vintage.

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Whole bunch carbonic maceration allows fermentation to begin in the grapes causing the grapes to burst open naturally.  Native yeasts living on the grapes were allowed to ferment the sugars with no additions. The juice was left on the skins for 9 days for colour extraction before being transferred to stainless steel vessel for aging and malolactic fermentation. The wine was then gravity cleared with no addition of finings before racking and bottling.

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Oes Gafr Eto is a balanced Rose, light and dry, making it perfect for sunshine drinking. Its true pink colour delivers a not too sweet taste that would serve as the perfect accompaniment to lighter options. The tart cherry notes of the wine mean it will also work with options with more dominant umami notes such as flame grilled chicken or a wild mushroom risotto. Notes of honey and red currant are subtle but not overpowered by the stone fruit and red currant making this wine an ever changing sip. Starting with a gentle sweet aroma then finished with notes of lemon zest the taste develops into a delicious blackcurrant without the sugary sweetness we sometimes expect from this flavour.​​​​