Ember Reserve 2022
Eighteen months in oak, deep and smoky, with dark plum and a long dry finish.
₦38,000
Rosé · Syrah · 12%
Harmattan Rosé 2024
Pale salmon pink, pressed straight after the February harvest while the harmattan nights are cool.
₦19,500Taste it at the cellar
96 bottles left from this release. Example stock for this demo.
Tasting notes
Watermelon, hibiscus and a dry edge
The colour of the sky at the end of a harmattan day. Watermelon, red currant and zobo flower on the nose.
Dry, crisp and light on its feet. It works across a whole party table, from fried plantain to grilled prawns.
| Vintage | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Grape | Syrah, block four |
| Alcohol | 12% by volume |
| Oak | None, steel only |
| Bottles made | 4,800 |
| Serve at | 8 to 10 degrees |
From the rows
Where it comes from
The red hollow ripens earliest on the hill. We pick it first and press it gently so only a blush of colour comes from the skins.
At the table
Serve it with
Party jollof
Tomato and pepper love a dry rosé.
Grilled prawns
Lime, chilli and a little salt.
Fried plantain
Sweet, salty, and gone in minutes.
Questions
About this wine
Is it sweet?
No. It is dry, with fruit flavours but no residual sweetness to speak of.
When should I drink it?
Within eighteen months of the vintage, while it is fresh.
Do you make a sparkling rosé?
Not yet. Our sparkling drink is the alcohol free Grape Press.
18+
Velora wines are for adults aged 18 and over. We never sell or serve to anyone under 18, and we ask every guest to plan a safe way home.
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