The nights draw in ever more quickly, the mornings herald lawns wet with dew and temperatures have begun their slow nose dive towards winter.
But there is hope, with today’s collection of rose to brighten your mood.
Around the country the new vintage crop of rose will all be picked and safely in the tank awaiting bottling, with the first of the 2025 wines perhaps only two to three months away from hitting the shelves.
An early bellwether for what this harvest holds in store for us. For now though we can continue to enjoy the 2024s and the occasional ’23.
Price $34.99
Rating Excellent
Hints of smoke, strawberry, watermelon, an earthy touch.
Changes and evolves in the mouth with every sip, dried strawberry, a tangy hard candy side, savoury aspects, a little herb backdrop, softening and rounding out on the close.
Nicely integrated, typically medium-weight, hits some different buttons.
A wee touch of fruit sherbet now, deceptive carry, elegant.
Price RRP $21.90
Rating Very Good to Excellent
Bold nose, musky perfume, sweeter fruits on offer.
Cherry ripe, boiled sweets, a basket of summer berries, like the nose this is quite bold and also bigger boned.
There’s a zesty undercurrent that keeps this fresh, balancing the rich creaminess.
A wee touch of spritz on the palate now, generosity, heaps of user appeal in a glass.
Price RRP $32
Rating Excellent
A finer expression, perfumed florality, stone fruits, quite elegant.
The palate is more about red fruits, a fruit jelly note akin to Turkish delight dusted with icing sugar.
Brimming with flavour, fruit sweetness balanced by good acidity that all gives a sense of balance and freshness.
With air, a little touch of chewy grip appears on the close, adding texture.
Price RRP $20
Rating Very Good to Excellent
Pale onion skin colour that stands out in a lineup.
Subtle but attractive nose with watermelon nuances.
Hard candy on the palate, a tangy quality, with a little tannic grip; there’s refreshing tartness on the close that would work very well with food.
Nose expands to offer fruit sherbet and fruit jelly notes.
Not hugely complex but actually very nice drinkability.
Price RRP $26
Rating Very Good to Excellent
Perfume, fruit sherbet notes, nectarine, stone fruits, berry fruits too. Nice volume to the nose.
Continues those characters on the palate, adding dried strawberry to the mix; good flavour intensity and generosity that makes this eminently drinkable.
The warm glow of the summer sun on the close, with the fruit to the fore on the finish.
Price RRP $36.50
Price Excellent
A sense of volume apparent, perfume, the fruit woven through with savoury elements.
Balance, integration the key here, adding some fruit jelly characters.
A lively crunchiness to the texture that is rather engaging, displaying its structural backbone now.
The close is long and appealingly dry; I suspect equally at home by itself or accompanying food.
