The palate starts with a vibrant sparkle and some initial tartness followed by a healthy wave of fruit. This is a rosé for the Chardonnay drinker.Ĭlose to a bubblegum pink in the glass with some salmon notes glistening through, the nose sings fresh strawberry and melon with a slight mineral note. We also enjoy the high-ish alcohol which adds to the depth. There is a density to this wine, but it is broken up by great active acidity. The nose is a bit floral with some juicy fruit, think watermelon or raspberries, and an almost undeniable note of vanilla but no oak. Because this orange-hued rosé is made from Syrah, it has deep wells of fruit for days. But the former? Well, yes! It was fermented in neutral oak, which is very fun and unique to this category of wine. I’ve been a fan of Sosie for some time, and this first stab at still rosé since 2017 does not disappoint.ĭoes this rosé have oak on it? And does that say 100 percent Syrah? Well, the latter is definitely true.

Truly a charming wine-it never shocks but enthralls. You get all the aromatics on the nose in addition to an abundance of pomegranate fruit, white peaches and again some sort of umami-adjacent element I can’t parallel with a foodstuff, so let’s just call it the hearts of Syrah take that where your imagination will. On the palate, it is effortless-it has body but feels weightless. Screw-cap 13.5 per cent alcohol.2021 Sosie Wines Vivio Vineyard Bennett Valley Rosé of Syrah Sonoma Syrah! On the nose, it is savory and herbal, floral in a white pepper-y way, and somewhat saline. The smoky-bacon character is rather obvious but varietal cherries come forth the longer it's in the glass. It's intense and full in the mouth, with the deep fruit flavours backed by ample tannins with the right touch of firmness. This pinot has very good depth of colour and a clearly defined smoky bouquet thanks to the type of oak barrels used. Hardy's HRB Pinot Noir 2019, Yarra Valley, $35 The Yarra Valley and Adelaide Hills are happy hunting grounds for decent, affordable pinots. Shiraz, by contrast, is a forgiving grape and there is always plenty of very good inexpensive shiraz in the shops. It has to be grown in a relatively cool climate if the wine is to display the innate charm of the grape variety. Perhaps it's because the pinot noir vine is fussy about where it's grown, and the wine is easy to 'mess up' in the winery. It's not easy to find good pinot noir for a modest outlay. The pinot noir vine is fussy about where it's grown.

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