2023 Collector Wines 'Shoreline' Sangiovese Rose 750ml

REVIEWS & AWARDS: 95 HALLIDAY

Blend: Sangiovese (100%)
Season: The 2022/2023 growing season commenced with good spring rains, giving way to a temperate summer. Mild, cool conditions through to harvest yielded beautifully clean, vibrant, and juicy Sangiovese grapes.
Viticulture: Sangiovese is grown at Tumblong (Gundagai) (ironstone-rich red loam) and Murrumbateman (Canberra District) (granite & red loam over shale). Mammolo, a lightly coloured, fragrant, musk-like grape accompanies Sangiovese in this wine.
Winemaking: Sangiovese grapes were hand-harvested in the cool of the morning in March, and early April. The grapes were whole-bunch pressed, yielding just the barest pink colour in the juice. A moderately cool fermentation was undertaken before preparation for bottling.
Taste: The wine is fresh on the nose with aromas of mandarin, cherry, rose-water and spice. The palate is crisp, with moreish mid-palate texture and mouth-watering acidity. Great for seasonal drinking with antipasti!

Praise for past vintages of the Shoreline Sangiovese Rosé:

95 points, Halliday Wine Companion (2022 vintage). Top Six Rosé Wines of Australia, Young Gun of Wine (2022 vintage).