Description
Leading Geelong producer By Farr makes a delicious Pinot Rose and this new release is no exception!
“Saignee, technically meaning “to bleed game meat or poultry”, refers to the way we ‘bleed’ juice for this wine. We allow the Farr Rising pinot noir fruit to sit in tank for two to three hours before bleeding free-run juice at a suitable colour for rosé production. This process concentrates the pinot ferment, but we also produce a barrel-fermented rosé. Natural barrel fermentation at cool temperatures is followed by full malolacitc fermentation. The wine is then placed in four- and five-year-old barrels for 10 months before being filtered and bottled.” Winemaker Nick Farr.
Nick likes to produce a very dry style of rosé with flavour and varietal sweetness. 2025 Farr Rising Saignee returns with salmon-pink hue, playful on the nose with tropical fruit, and a lovely savoury, earthy palate with a long, dry structured finish but with refreshing beautiful zing. Perfect wine with food or without. Enjoy this now or can be cellared for years to come. Up there with my favourite Rose in the land… Do yourself a favour..
Notes from Nick Farr:
“Saignee”, technically meaning “to bleed game meat or poultry”, refers to the way we ‘bleed’ juice for this wine. We allow the Farr Rising pinot noir fruit to sit in the tank for 2-3 hours before bleeding the free-run juice at a suitable colour for rosé production. This process concentrates the pinot ferment, but we also produce a barrel-fermented rosé. Natural barrel fermentation at cool temperatures is followed by full malolactic fermentation. The wine is placed in four- and five-year-old barrels for 10 months before being filtered and bottled.
95 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front “Cherry, strawberry, almond, roses and hibiscus, a little spice and orange peel, and a slight lift. It’s juicy and red fruited, maybe something of a peach tea thing here, an almond creaminess to it, a light blood orange tang, fine powdery texture, with a savoury yet fleshy finish of excellent length. It’s a bolder style in a way, but has complexity and character to burn. Delightful. A rosé made with intent. A toss up between 94 and 95 points.”
RRP $49 Our Special Price when you buy 6 or more bottles $41.99 …. While stocks last!
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