Responsible Hedonist Gift of Gab Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2024 $28 Crafted from Bridge Pa-grown Syrah, this rosé by Chicago-born-now-Waiheke-winemaker Diana Hawkins, has boldness, juiciness, spiciness, florality (love that word) and zesty textures. Which is exactly what you’d expect from a Syrah-based rosé. There’s a solid ribbon of salinity wrapping around cherry, fresh citrus and soft … Read More
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Tironui Above & Beyond Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2026
Tironui Above & Beyond Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2026 $27 Crafted by owner Richard Brown from a blend of 74% Malbec, 19% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon grown high up on terraced vineyards overlooking Napier, this rosé has so much energy it’s like a CrossFit class in a glass. Roaring with spiced watermelon, salted raspberry, pink … Read More
Village Vineyards Orchard Road Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2023
Village Vineyards Orchard Road Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2023 $35 Crafted from organically-grown Merlot and Syrah, this rosé not only has freshness and delicacy, it also boasts depth, charm and personality from start to finish. Raspberry, watermelon, redcurrant and a whisper of spice on the nose and palate give this wine lovely presence and persistence of … Read More
Village Vineyards Orchard Road Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2025
Village Vineyards Orchard Road Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2025 $35 Crisp crabapple, ripe peach, whisps of watermelon, raspberry and persimmon plushness create and aromatic and flavourmatic spectrum for this fresh, feisty, new season rosé. Cleansing, softly spiced, dry and showing hints of pink peppercorn, Provençal herbs, white strawberry and a lick of creaming soda to finish. … Read More
Two Rivers Isle of Beauty Marlborough Rosé 2025
Two Rivers Isle of Beauty Marlborough Rosé 2025 $22 This is what happens when winemaker Dave Clouston is let loose to create his own version of a crunchy-crisp, Corsican rosé. A snappy-dry, mineral-rich style bursting with pink peppercorn, crabapple, yellow plum, zesty raspberry and a hint of creaming soda gushes forth. Pure, cleansing and crammed … Read More
Rockburn Stolen Kiss Central Otago Rosé 2025
Rockburn Stolen Kiss Central Otago Rosé 2025 $27-$33 In typical Stolen Kiss fashion, this new vintage (it’s 19th!) bursts with bright cherry and sweet red berry bodaciousness. Raspberries and cream, whiffs of watermelon and buckets of red apple razziness make this a rich, rewarding, smashable style. Rockburn
Mediteo IGP Rosé Edition 2024
Mediteo IGP Rosé Edition 2024 $22 From Southeastern France comes this energetically structured blend of 50.5% Caladoc, 36.5% Grenache, 11% Syrah, and 2% Cinsault, which has been fermented in stainless steel to preserve its pure, zesty aromas of watermelon, soft raspberries, and pink peppercorn, along with its taut, refreshingly juicy flavours. Clean, vibrant and deliciously … Read More
Alta Alella Privat Brut Nature Organic Cava Rosé 2021
Alta Alella Privat Brut Nature Organic Cava Rosé 2021 $40 Entering its mature phase, this wine is organically certified and crafted from monastrell (or mataro) grapes grown in sauló (sandy-granitic) soils in Catalonia, just south of Barcelona. In fact, Alta Alella is the closest winery to the city. It’s an attractively dry, minerally, spicy, chalky … Read More
Schubert Martinborough Rose 2023
Schubert Martinborough Rose 2023 $39 Crafted from 100% Pinot Noir grown in Kai Schubert’s tiny wee vineyard in central Martinborough, this limited edition rosé is the cutest colour of freshly filleted trout and has lifted aromatics of pink peppercorn, white strawberry, quince, quartzy minerality and redcurrant and soft raspberry. All those delicious things osmose across … Read More
Terrace Edge Waipara Valley Rosé 2024
Terrace Edge Waipara Valley Rosé 2024 $26 Crafted from a blend of 60% Syrah and 40% Pinot Noir that were crushed and left for 24hrs on their skins in order for this deliciously pink colour from the dark skins to bleed into the juice to create this vibrant colour. The Syrah adds sexy, peppery texture … Read More