Tasting Notes for Paxton Rose 2023 from the Winery

50% Grenache & 50% Shiraz blend. Colour: coral rose. Aroma: white cherries, quandong and candy canes. Palate: dragon fruit, guava, rose petals and strawberry pie. Cellaring: drink within 2 years.

Paxton 2023 Rosé combines Shiraz & Grenache, grown using the Paxton ‘smart farming’ program that focuses on soil health and biodiversity. The bright fruit characters are those of a healthy vineyard. Winemaker, Ashleigh Seymour, crafted this wine to be crisp, flavoursome and refreshing. A delicious rosé with pretty rose petal notes and refreshing raspberry aromas.

Serve straight from the fridge for the perfect summer drinking wine.

Vintage Notes

Well, you thought 2021 was good but I bet you hadn’t heard about 2022 yet! With most of the country experiencing extreme La Niña conditions, in McLaren Vale we were hit with the lucky stick and enjoyed plenty of soil moistening rain through the winter but no extreme events. Budburst was a breath of new life after a long cool Winter and conditions were ideal up to flowering where things went a bit haywire. Crazy Melbourne type weather blew a lot of the flowers away before they could turn into fruit… but less fruit, more quality and coming off a bumper 2021 vintage it helped balance things out. We had a lovely cool summer, which helped ripening happen nice and slow, just the way we like it. Vintage was well spread out with fine days through most of March allowing us to choose when to pick and preserve stunning, natural acidity.

Bouquet

Remember those heart-shaped peach sour lollies (candy for some of you)? Explosions of sherbet and pineapple really make you feel like you’ve just wandered into Ye Olde Sweet Shoppe in a quaint English seaside town.

Palate

Dehydrated grapefruit rounds and hints of tarragon punctuate this refreshing drop. Freshness and acidity zipping around the palate like a ball in a pinball machine will have your mouth watering for another glass on a glorious sun-kissed day.

Vinification

The fruit was hand picked when sugar and flavours reached optimal levels. The grapes were whole bunch and berry pressed without crushing or destemming. The juice was racked and fermented at temperatures between 13-16°C in stainless steel, to encapsulate fruit freshness. The wine was bottled early in its life to capture the freshness of the varieties.

Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential: GOOD: Now BETTER: September 2022 MAX: Christmas 2024

Food Matches: Light pasta and rice dishes

Region: McLaren Vale, South Australia

Vintage: 2023

Type: Rosé

Volume: 750ml

Alcohol Volume: 13.5%

Vineyards: Thomas Block, Quandong Farm

Variety: Grenache, Shiraz

(SKU: PX_Ros_23)