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This fresh, crisp and lively Rosé made from early-picked Merlot grapes is packed with the flavour of summer berries and finishes dry. Drink chilled, with dappled sunshine.
At Mount Majura Vineyard, we make rosé from scratch, not by running off juice from grapes picked for red wine. Mainly, we're making rosé to be light and fresh, and if you've made it from grapes picked to make red wine, the alcohol is going to be too high. From merlot grapes at about 12 Baumé ripeness we get wonderful zesty aromatics and flavours (somewhat reminiscent of its cousin, sauvignon blanc) and good natural acid levels. The juice is pressed from the skins after about 20 hours, then fermented cool and protectively for maximum aroma and fresh 'fruit salad' flavour.
"Rose is still on the rise, but possibly without the same hype as last summer. Mount Majura's is a favourite. It treads the fine line between fruit flavour and dry finish perfectly. Redcurrant, cherry and some autumn-leaf savour add up to a wine of some complexity with irresisitble drinkability. Try it with roast-beetroot salad." (Fergus McGhie, Handpicked, Canberra Times Food & Wine 16/12/09)
The 2009 Rosé is now on special: $99 by the straight dozen!
Rosé 2009 Information Sheet. Cellar Door/Mail Order: $19. Purchase online