Huntington Estate Dry Rosé 2024

Huntington Estate Dry Rosé 2024

  10:25    Stu.

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A drop positively brimming with sunshine and energy, of strawberry, raspberry and rose.

It is what it says on the bottle, dry - a mineral tinged edge to the wine and a spine of dazzling acidic energy. Dried herb presents itself and that edge of austerity yields to a broader, almost creamy aspect to the wine. Lovely Rosé - a welcome addition to any table. 93

Tasted on: Sunday 12th January
Source: Sample
Price: $28
Alcohol: 13.36%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.huntingtonestate.com.au/

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Cellier des Dauphins Val Soléu IGP Drôme Organic Rosé 2022

Cellier des Dauphins Val Soléu IGP Drôme Organic Rosé 2022

  09:17    Stu.

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Orange peel, strawberry, watermelon - evocative of summer, hot air on a breeze.

Kiss of peachy stonefruit and kernel on the palate, drying phenolic coating the mouth; drying length with a pucker of acid.

Flowing on a length. Evokes Summer in a glass. 92

Tasted on: Monday 9th October
Source: Sample
Price: $35
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Nomacorc PlantCorc™
Sample courtesy of:  https://www.singlevineyards.com/

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Cellier des Dauphins Les Dauphins Côte du Rhone Rosé 2020

Cellier des Dauphins Les Dauphins Côte du Rhone Rosé 2020

  16:00    Stu.

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Strawberry and husk, a little watermelon and rind.

Textural with a slightly broader palate profile. Citrus running fresh across the finish. Flash of fresh herb in the frame too. A pleasing, somewhat no-nonsense style of Rosé. 88

Tasted on: Saturday 29th October
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.singlevineyards.com/

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Angullong Fossil Hill Rosé 2022

Angullong Fossil Hill Rosé 2022

  08:53    Stu.

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It sings Sangiovese!

Rose petal, dried raspberry - a touch of tart cranberry.

Freshness personified on aromatics; dry and minerally across a long palate.

There's a broad appeal about this wine: both to be supped languidly, or raced through with ease and to demand a second bottle. Good gear.

92

Tasted on: Thursday 19th January
Source: Sample
Price: $26
Alcohol: 13%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.angullong.com.au/

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Clandestine Vineyards Mourvedre Rosé 2022

Clandestine Vineyards Mourvedre Rosé 2022

  17:00    Stu.

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Single vineyard Rosé of Mataro. From McLaren Vale. It evokes summer days, of warmth on an evening breeze.

Summer berrys, rose petal, warmth on dried earth, baking spice.

Crisp and snap to attention palate profile, leading and guiding through the length and finish. Mouth-watering acidity positively gets the 'rails' of the palate going, reeling you back in for more.

This is both daytime smashability or setting sun lead-in to an evening ahead. 92

Tasted on: Sunday 11th September
Source: Sample
Price: $25
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://clandestinevineyards.com.au/

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Clandestine Vineyards Break Free Deux Rebelles Rosé 2022

Clandestine Vineyards Break Free Deux Rebelles Rosé 2022

  18:00    Stu.

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Can only assume the two rebels here refers to vintners Trudy and Nick Stacy, at first I was thinking it might be the grape varieties forming the make-up of the wine - but it's 100% Shiraz. With a few tricks - and some skins from Viognier, Gewurz and Riesling - employed to deliver something a little different.

Unfiltered, pouring a hazy and dusky pink. Watermelon husk and a touch of under-ripe strawberry in the mix - here. I'm less about the flavour(s) than the body and texture - there's a generousity about it that has you thinking afternoons around the barbecue. Bring it on El Nino. 90

Tasted on: Friday 28th October
Source: Sample
Price: $30
Alcohol: TBC
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://clandestinevineyards.com.au/

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Huntington Estate Dry Pinot Noir Rosé 2022

Huntington Estate Dry Pinot Noir Rosé 2022

  20:52    Stu.

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I often just smell this wine and think of the town of my birth, for it evokes that quintessential summer dessert - and summer vibe - of strawberries and cream.

A bone dry Rosé, with a curl of berry sweetness licking it's way across the palate. A touch of phenolic presence and on a good length, it's something to grace any table this summer. 92

Tasted on: Sunday 9th October
Source: Sample
Price: $27
Alcohol: 12.8%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://huntingtonestate.com.au/

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Jules Taylor The Jules Rosé 2021

Jules Taylor The Jules Rosé 2021

  20:39    Stu.

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Berry driven nose: strawberries, cream - soft, sensuous.

Palate is somewhat rounded and textural. I recommended serving pretty cool - this came wine fridge cold - to flatten the palate and accentuate the back palate.

There's enough interest to make this one with broad appeal. Could easily smash a bottle - or two - of this over lunch. 90

Tasted on: Thursday 24th March
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: 13%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.julestaylor.com/

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Yangarra Rosé 2020

Yangarra Rosé 2020

  16:00    Stu.

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Whole berry, basket pressed; wild yeast Ferment, lees maturation and battonage. Rosé shown some love, the Yangarra way. 

Touch of Turkish Delight and rose petal, softly accented, to entice. 

Crisp, clipped, has a cool approach - in that it feels punchy across the palate. Spiced nuance moving through the final third, driving length. 

Rivals the best of any, so-called, Provençal style Rosé. 93

Tasted on: Friday 4th September 
Source: Sample
Price: $27
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.yangarra.com/

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Blue Pyrenees Bone Dry Rosé 2020

Blue Pyrenees Bone Dry Rosé 2020

  16:00    Stu.

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I had to double check that I'd not already reviewed this, for my tasting experiences show Rosés typically tend to be released in the same year as declared vintage, not here it would seem!

Strawberry, watermelon, touch of dried herb in the mix.

It's dry as, with a wicked crunch through the length of the wine. It's delicate, with a fine veneer on initial entry and following through on a tight phenolic pinch. It has it all: aromatics, flavour, length and a touch of texture. A yes from me. 92

Tasted on: Wednesday 17th November
Source: Sample
Price: $23
Alcohol: 13%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://bluepyrenees.com.au/

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Wirra Wirra Mrs Wrigley Rosé 2020

Wirra Wirra Mrs Wrigley Rosé 2020

  16:30    Stu.

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Kiss of berry fruit on the nose, soft and succulent, by way of strawberry and a touch of raspberry. 

Flowing through onto the palate, with a crisp delight, that both arrests the fruit flavour and aroma, yet also seeks to allow the same to gently tug along the finish. 

There's certainly a carry of flavour here, gently persistent on a quietly generous finish. 92 

Tasted on: Wednesday 26th August 
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: www.wirrawirra.com

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Tellurian Heathcote Rosé 2019

Tellurian Heathcote Rosé 2019

  16:30    Stu.

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A right old mix of fruit here, being: Shiraz 50%, Nero d’Avola 22%, Grenache 15% and Mourvèdre 13%.

Offers gentle red fruit against something like a flint and dried herb backdrop. Bright and fresh line of acidity zips across the palate, casting a textural shadow with it. 

There's spice that adds to the depth and interest, gentle phenolics adding to that. Complexity, interest, downright drinkability. Assured winemaking for sure. Get into it. 93 

Tasted on: Monday 13th July 
Source: Retail
Price: $23
Alcohol: 13.2%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.tellurianwines.com.au/

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De Bortoli Grenache Wizardry Rosé 2019

De Bortoli Grenache Wizardry Rosé 2019

  16:30    Stu.

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Highly perfumed, pot pourri floral aromatics. A savoury lurks underneath, a suggestion of woodsy spice supplementing the initial brightness.

Across the palate its wickedly dry, a snap and crackle of acidity with a chalky pucker serve as a soccer player's 1-2, as if to cleanse and yet reel you back in further.

Finishes with a spicy tickle, enhancing the experience a step further. Cracking release. 92 

Tasted on: Monday 27th July
Source: Sample
Price: $23
Alcohol: 
Closure: Screwcap
Website: debortoli.com.au

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Feudo Arancio Tinchité Rosé 2019

Feudo Arancio Tinchité Rosé 2019

  16:30    Stu.

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Delicate berry and floral nose, a subtle pot pourri, nothing overdone. 

A minerally acidic presence casts its shadow across the palate, drawing with it as it goes a chalky and light berry presence, as if flowing over crushed candies. Good crunch on a generous finish. 90

Tasted on: Tuesday 5th May
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: 12%
Closure: DIAM
Website: https://www.feudoarancio.it/

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Blue Pyrenees Bone Dry Rosé 2019

Blue Pyrenees Bone Dry Rosé 2019

  16:30    Stu.

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Predominantly a blend of Pinot Noir (74%), Merlot (19%), Chardonnay and a splash of Pinot Meunier for good measure.

Toffee apple, Turkish Delight, gentle hints of strawberry wafting from glass. For that flavour and fruit on aroma, the palate does exactly what it asserts itself to be, that being bone dry, albeit with a slightly fuller textural profile from 6m on lees. 

White pepper hints, a gentle phenolic rub across the palate, dry and long on a generous finish. Very good rosé. 92 

Tasted on: Wednesday 10th June
Source: Sample
Price: $24
Alcohol: 13%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.bluepyrenees.com.au/

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Schwartz Wine Co. Rosé 2019

Schwartz Wine Co. Rosé 2019

  08:30    Stu.

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A wine destined to remain in the memory, for it was my first wedding anniversary - in lockdown. Thank goodness that I was able to access this from the local wine store and celebrate an amazing year. 

Pouring a very attractive onion skin colour, a touch of translucent shimmer for added appeal. It was the perfect counter to the light Autumnal rains that were falling.

Strawberry and watermelon, husky hints too. The palate crisp and brisk, subtle spice hints adding a layer to the finish. 

Persistent and generous of length. 93

Tasted on: Saturday 18th April
Source: Retail
Price: $25
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.schwarzwineco.com.au/

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Silkwood Estate The Bowers Pemberton Pinot Noir Rosé 2019

Silkwood Estate The Bowers Pemberton Pinot Noir Rosé 2019

  08:30    Stu.

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Silkwood Estate Winemaker Michael Ng originally knew more about data centre racks than racking wine off, originally having complete a Bachelor of Information systems before subsequently undertaking a viticultural science degree. 

This Pinot based Rosé is a classic of the style, hints of cherry blossom and blackcurrant leaf lead. 

It's dry, with just enough of residual fruit presence to bolster the middle. Delivering through the palate on a crisp finish, there's also enough texture to bolster the palate with width and weight. 90 

Tasted on: Tuesday 21st April 
Source: Sample
Price: $20
Alcohol: TBC
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.silkwoodestate.com.au/

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Gerler Rosé 2019

Gerler Rosé 2019

  16:30    Stu.

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McLaren Vale Grenache blended with Sangiovese and a little more Grenache from the Adelaide Hills. A Friday night lift amongst the uncertainty that surrounds in Covid times. 

A hint of something like cherry blossom, strawberry and husk. There's an initial crunch on the palate, juxtaposed against some residual fruit sweetness. 

A slight caramelised fruit hint adds depth, a phenolic pinch -further substance. A delicate tail of flavour subsides, just long enough to remind you to grab another glass. 90 

Tasted on: Friday 3rd April 
Source: Retail
Price: $30
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.gerler.com.au/

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Yangarra Rosé 2019

Yangarra Rosé 2019

  16:30    Stu.

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Grenache based Rosé from those masters up in the McLaren Vale high sands, Yangarra. 

They've long been held in high regard for an affinity with the variety, over time exploring use of different fermentation vessels including ceramic eggs - more about that later. 

Here, subtle Berry and rose aromatics waft gently, sweet-spice accentuating those softer elements. 

The palate: Crisp and yet nuanced, served through both stainless tank fermentation in addition to use of older French barriques. To me, the ultimate picnic wine: rug spread out underneath a tree, dappled sunlight through the branches, good company to your left, a cracking Rosé in your right. Perfect. 93

Tasted on: Tuesday 14th April
Source: Sample
Price: $25
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.yangarra.com/

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Jules Taylor On The Quiet Rosé 2018

Jules Taylor On The Quiet Rosé 2018

  16:30    Stu.

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OTQ, or On The Quiet, represents a reserve range for Jules Taylor Wines.

Strawberry, touch of rhubarb, boiled lolly aspect.

Crisp, tickle of spice across the palate, crunch of acidity. Seems fairly derivative for a Pinot Noir rosé, particularly given the asking price. 89 

Tasted on: Friday 20th March 
Source: Sample
Price: $35
Alcohol: 14%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: https://www.julestaylor.com/

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