Introducing Marlborough pinot noir made with a Burgundian mindset, built to age, with lower alcohol, more perfume, more acid and more tannin. This is achieved by a low cropping estate vineyard at the mouth of the Waihopai Valley. The wine meets the brief, with perfumed rose petal aromatics and an elegant red cherry palate of […]

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Welcome to the future of Heathcote. This wine encapsulates this region’s flattering ability to produce shiraz of brooding depth of black cherry and plum fruit, yet, crucially, in a refreshing style of vibrant acidity, textural tannins and no more than medium-bodied aspirations. Greenstone has conjured its finest vintage yet, coaxing vines of just six years […]

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One of Marlborough’s most refined estates just got finer. Magic happened when the idyllic 2010 season met these mature, low-cropped estate vineyards. A winemaking philosophy that prizes texture above flavour, and a lower proportion of new oak than ever, have produced one of the region’s finest chardonnays. It’s lively, honed and poised, with a lemon […]

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Four separate batches treated differently in the winery may seem overkill for a total production of just 118 dozen, but the result is a wine which sings with the hand-made purity of a master craftsman. The texture is multi-dimensional, at once confident and at the same time soft, with a seamless purity of gravelly tannins. […]

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In 2002, Pol Roger captured the magic of champagne rosé, making this one of the finest examples of the style at this price this year. I cannot decide what I admire more: its sculpted, taut, slender, catwalk elegance or its sublime youthfulness. Unlike many of its more esteemed rivals, it has not shed one iota […]

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This year, Bolly trumps Krug, Dom Pérignon and Billecart as the finest rosé on the shelves. Thanks, in no small measure, to the greatest Champagne vintage of the past decade, showcased in monumental power and breathtaking precision. True to Bollinger, pinot noir leads with tremendous concentration and exotic complexity, lingering at full throttle through the […]

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Sangiovese makes for tangy, fresh rosé with a fragrant bouquet and textural palate, and it doesn’t come any finer than this for $9.50 at Dan’s. It’s alive with raspberries, strawberries, pink grapefruit, fresh lemon juice, watermelon and cool season crunch.

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This is pristine rosé that strikes high notes of rose petal and pink pepper that ring out from the bouquet like a bell, resonating into the palate and through a long, focused finish. For persistence, focus, texture and sheer purity, no 2011 Aussie rosé I’ve seen yet is as striking as this. It’s dry, savoury, […]

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The 2011 Yarra vintage played itself into the hands of rosé, finding itself in a refreshing place of spicy, fragrant allure. A perfumed rose petal and pink pepper bouquet wafts into a dry, savoury palate of textural mouthfeel. $17 at 1st Choice.

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Old barrel fermentation is a lot more than you’d expect for $17 (WineStar, Wine List Australia, No Frills Wine and Aussie Wines). Here it lends savoury complexity to a refined, dry finish, accented with strawberry, raspberry and notes of tomato and dried peach. Well-balanced dosage creates a finish of very subtle sweetness.

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