Vinaceous Salome Tempranillo Rosé 2016

S$45.90

The Salome Tempranillo Rosé is one of the new wave of serious rosé wines now emerging across Australia, miles away from the simple, sweet, confectionery rosé that has dominated the market in the last 10 years. Inspired by the wines of southern Europe, lighter in colour than most Australian rosé and more focused on the savoury rather than sweet and with a textural influence dominating the late palate rather than sugary residue. To this end tempranillo is the grape of choice, less overtly fruity than the traditional shiraz, merlot or cabernet varieties commonly used in Australia for rosé, tempranillo provides attractive savoury fruit aromas but with a licorice like flavour and palate profile.

Tasting Note

The wine is fermented dry and does not rely on residual sugar to provide mid palate but only on the quality of the fruit flavours. Bright fluorescent pink in colour, the lifted bouquet is all cherry blossom, strawberry and Turkish Delight musk, which delights the palate with fruit sweetness, it races to a beautiful zingy crisp finish that invites another sip.

About Vinaceous

Since 2007 our unique collaboration has granted us access to some of the best vineyards from The Great Southern and Margaret River regions in Western Australia and enabled us to produce delicious wines.

Our winemaking philosophy is simple and relatively non–intrusive – to produce fine and distinctive wines, that reflect the individual characteristics of the vineyard and variety.

Sustainability

Many organic principles are incorporated into our vineyard systems.

All nutrition requirements are based upon stringent soil analysis, and a spring application of mineral based fertiliser that is microbially seeded and spread as required. During the warm summer months liquid kelp is used as a conditioner to maintain leaf health so important during the final ripening phase.

We always use a very soft fungicide program and rely on organically approved sulfurs and copper, as the backbone of our programs, used in conjunction with canopy manipulation to reduce the incidence of pests and disease.

It is a ‘holistic approach’; with each component affecting the next with a strong emphasis on soil and plant health as a natural deterrent to pest and disease.