"Notes of cranberry, strawberry, Polish cherries in syrup, lavender, lanolin, native flowers in a vase, lillypilly, five spice, rose petals and dusty roads. The palate is rich with red fruits and florals set in persimmon jelly. Fruit tea, rosehips and mace round out the flavours and clap hands with texture’s beat. Crisp, vibrant, thirst-slaking and long. A dry racy finish with a slight phenolic grip. A lighter version of our Rose on a mission and still firmly in command.
From a single block of Mataro that includes some of the oldest vines on the property planted in the late 19th century. Inspired by the wines of Bandol and the Marche, this is a dry Rose of rare complexity made in small quantities. Hand harvested on the 6th of March and very gently pressed, minimising skin contact, cold settled in tank before racking with a small percentage of fluffy lees left in the juice. Fermentation started on the 20th of March after transfer to old French oak puncheons. Fermentation was spontaneous and lasted for two weeks. No malolactic fermentation and left on lees for eight weeks before bottling on the 8th of July 2024. .” - Stephen Pannell
"The three single-vineyard Koomilya shirazes today figure among Stephen Pannell’s top wines. The rosé similarly shows the winemaker’s great feel for style. Very light coral pink colour; fresh spicy, earth and pomegranate aromas—already mellow, savoury and complex for such a young rosé. Intense but soft palate, dry and clean, refreshing and long-lasting. A model rosé." - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen
