Winemaker Notes
Pale, blush pink in color. Aromatic notes of fresh raspberries and rose petals overlaid with aromas of fresh baked brioche, rose water and a hint of truffles. The refined, elegant structure is in perfect balance with the subtle creamy texture and richness of the mid-palate. Luscious Turkish delight and berry compote, complexed with notes of roasted almond nougat, brioche and shaved truffles.
Perfect as an aperitif or to accompany a special meal. Try it with tuna sashimi, freshly caught lobster, or roasted beetroot and cumin dip with toasted pita bread.
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Rose petal perfume leads to a sharp crunch of raspberry that defines the front palate, but it’s the soft, creamy texture that proves most seductive. This generous vintage amplifies strawberry plushness from the 100% Pinot Noir, with two-and-a-half years on lees adding brioche and nougat. A firm acid spine gives this lean, understated rosé length and focus.
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James Suckling
An enticing rosé sparkling wine from Tasmania with impressive depth of wild strawberry aromas, bright acidity and a lovely lightness of touch. The fine mousse gives the long clean finish an animating vitality that pulls you back for more.
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Wine Enthusiast
A pale-pink color, this is an aromatic, sweet-fruited rosé bubbly, with notes of candied watermelon, strawberry and peach juice, and white pepper beneath. The palate comes with a gentle creamy texture and a pleasant lift of bubbles and acidity. It’s a straightforward but harmonious spring and summer sipper.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2018 Vintage Rosé is pale blush in the glass, with inflections of mandarin and onion skin colors rippling throughout. On the nose, there is maritime breeze, rose petals, Pink Lady apples and crushed shells. In the mouth, the wine is delicate to the point of wanting more—and very fine. Oyster shell and sand mingle with cheesecloth and brine. All pretty. Very fresh.
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Wine Spectator
Shows strawberry, melon and tangerine flavors that are generous and up front, with details of white tea, freesia and rose petal lingering on the crisp finish
Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.
Directly south of the city of Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula wine region, the cool-climate island of Tasmania has earned an honorable reputation as the country’s finest producer of Sparkling Wine. Naturally the region also excels in top quality still wines from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling, all distinguished because of a high natural acidity. Most of the Tasmania vineyards cluster around the eastern side of the island from north to south.