Description: The 2008 Rosé is, as in previous years, a complex blend of Grenache, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Dolcetto. Each of these varieties adds its own individual characteristic to the wine. The colour is rose petal pink with a panoply of red fruit flavours such as strawberries, cherries and leafy red and black currants. Fresh and vibrant with a crisp finish the fruit characters linger; tapered out with subtle tannins giving the wine enough body to complete this serious rose.
Robert Parker: Wine Advocate # 173. Oct 2007. Reviewer : Jay Miller. The Provencal-styled 2007 Rose is medium pink with bright aromas of strawberry and raspberry. It has a velvety texture, intense flavors, excellent concentration and a lengthy finish. It would do very well on a Thanksgiving table.
Wine Spectator: Issue: Aug 31, 2009. This bright rosé is appealing for its pretty strawberry and rhubarb flavors, finishing off-dry. Grenache, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Dolcetto. Drink now. –HS.
AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2010 James Halliday. Bright fuschia; as elegant as always, made by a team that has developed great expertise with the style; offers an array of gently sweet red fruits on the mid-palate, then a balanced dry finish.
100 BEST AUSTRALIAN WINES 2009 - Matthew Jukes, 2009.This is very much the d'Artagnan of the bunch in this year's four musketeer roses. With a misleading colour, there is much more power and depth to the palate than might at first appear. This is a really intriguing wine. Spice and perfume makes Turkey Flat disconcertingly pretty too, and it packs a punch that could easily take on a menacing steak sandwich.
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - Huon Hooke's pick November 25th, 2008. An eclectic blend of Grenache with Shiraz, Cabernet, and Dolcetto. There are some herbal, stalky, cabernet-like aromas, while the palate is smooth and silky-soft with lots of fruit flavour, a little sweetness and a lick of tannin that helps dry off the finish. Serve chilled.
