Port Phillip Salasso Rose 2023

Description

Port Phillip Estate is a specialist Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir producer located on the Mornington Peninsula, one of Australia’s foremost cool-climate maritime wine regions. Meticulous sustainable viticulture and sensitive minimalist winemaking produce site-expressive wines of elegance, complexity and structure. Port Phillip Estate wines are domain grown, vinified and bottled.

About this wine from the winery:“This Rose was sourced from neighbouring vineyards within our region and a vineyard in Heathcote.  The fruit was whole bunch pressed and fermentation commenced spontaneously with ambient yeasts in old French oak barriques. Once dry, the wine was left on lees for several months prior to bottling. The wine was bottled without fining and with minimal filtration. (In 2023) Yields were lower than average due to the cool and wet 2022 Spring. Despite the low yields, fruit quality is exceptional.

“Pale salmon in colour. Aromas of raspberry and crushed strawberry merge to pink grapefruit citrus, with notes of talc, spice and flint adding complexity and allure. Vibrant and focused on the palate, cranberry and raspberry flavours together with strawberries and cream flow along a vivid line of grapefruit-like acidity. Barrel fermented lees notes add mid palate sweetness while a chalky phenolic line provides length and depth, and a long and bright finish.”

93 points, Stuart Knox, The Real Review “Red cherry, clotted cream and sweet pastry aromatics. Powerful middle palate of ripe red berries and golden glazed pastry complexities all bound with lifting acidity and a subtle peach-skin fuzz of phenolics. All build length and drive to the long finish.”

92 points, Jane Faulkner for Halliday Wine Companion “Since taking over in 2023, Tim Perrin has been making changes here and there. For his first Salasso, low yields forced the decision to source pinot noir from vineyards across the peninsula and shiraz (50%) from Heathcote. It comes together well. An attractive coppery/pink pastel hue; a neat combo of watermelon, pomegranate and barely ripe raspberries with a flutter of spice. It has texture, tang and the acidity leaves the palate fresh and ready for another sip.”

92 points, Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot “.. This is a gentle, yet expressive rosé, soft, clean and lingering, it is ideal for summer drinking over the next two to three years. Delightfully refreshing and good value.”

91 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front  “Salasso is always an excellent rosato, and I think this is the first vintage made by Tim Perrin, ex-of Oakridge and McWilliams. This includes some grapes from Heathcote. Redcurrant and rosehip, tangerine, aniseed, and some spice. It’s an all-just-so kind of rosé, balanced acidity and gentle grip, blood orange and raspberry, a little saline, with a finish of good length and zesty character. Nice.”

RRP $31 Our Special Price $25.99

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