Domain Road Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2018 $26 Produced by Graeme and Gillian Crosbie from fruit sourced from their Defiance and Domain Road vineyards, this gorgeous thing is scented with creaming soda, raspberry, sweet cherry and watermelonny wonder. It’s a more substantial rose than most, super-concentrated yet taut, robust and spicy, with waves of … Read More
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Judge Rock Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2018
Judge Rock Central Otago Pinot Noir Rosé 2018 $25 Back in 1998 Paul Jacobson was an engineer and his wife Angela managed multiple local kindergartens, plus they were raising three young, Central Otago sons and life was hectic. So that’s why they also become grape growers and winemakers – clearly suckers for punishment! Today their … Read More
Rabbit Ranch Central Otago Rosé 2018
Rabbit Ranch Central Otago Rosé 2018 $22.95 Crafted from 100% pinot noir, this snappy little rosé resembles the styles of Southern France, skating down the dry and spicy-fresh side of the fence and leaving a comet tail of soft melon, cranberry and pink peppercorn characters on the palate. Clean, crunchy and built for serving super-chilled … Read More
Framingham F-Series Marlborough Montepulciano Rosé 2018
Framingham F-Series Marlborough Montepulciano Rosé 2018 $34.99 It’s great to see rosé from Marlborough being constructed from a variety other than pinot noir, and if anyone’s going to get the best from southern-grown montepulciano, then it’s the folk from Framingham. Perfumed with strawberry, creaming soda, and a hint of peppercorn, it has fleshy, plush textures … Read More
Maison Noire Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2018
Maison Noire Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2018 $20 Made by French winemaker Guillaume Thomas, this cabernet franc-based rosé is bursting with redcurrant, cranberry and pomegranate aromas and flavours. It’s pretty and trout-pink in the glass and there’s even a touch of creaming soda and tamarillo in there, too. Fresh, succulent, saucy, and with a hint of … Read More
Silver Wing Nada Preservative Free Pinot Noir Rosé 2017 $27.99
Silver Wing Nada Preservative Free Pinot Noir Rosé 2017 $27.99 Produced without SO2 in the most natural way possible by winemaker Andrew Fox. Wild fermented and unfiltered (hence the strawberry juice haze in the glass), this rosé has a snappy, spritzig texture and super-fresh acidity and length. Organically produced and one of the freshest, friskiest, fruitiest … Read More
Georgetown Vineyard Cental Otago Pinot Rosé 2017 $29 (5 stars)
Georgetown Vineyard Cental Otago Pinot Rosé 2017 $29 (5 stars) Wow! This wine is absolutely heaving with wild strawberries, creaming soda and watermelon-like wonder. So fresh and racy, yet showing incredible depth of flavour, it’s a stunner. Produced from a single vineyard at the eastern end of the Kawarau Gorge, this wine is elegant yet … Read More
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Soho White Label Marlborough Rose 2016 $20 (4 stars)
Quite the prettiest rose I’ve seen in a long time, candy floss, raspberry, watermelon and classic, mouthfilling fruity clean notes burst from this gold medal winning pinky. Winemaker Dave Clouston has crafted a rich, robust little rose despite its pale, ballet-shoe colour. Delicate to look at – deadly tasty to drink. There’s a classic, creaming … Read More
Pierre et Papa Rose 2015 $16.99 (4 stars)
This is an unusual rose made of 100% cinsault grapes grown on old vines snaking across the Languedoc in southern France. I love the juicy intensity of this wine, the raspberry, cherry and white pepper flavours and its pomegranate punch on the finish. It’s a rose that offers masses of character and a long, tangy … Read More