Rosé Snowflakes | 3-Pack

Usually $131, save $21

We love Provençal rose as much as the next heat-affected courtyard sipper, but there exists a world of great rose beyond idyllic, lavender-laden southern France. Rose has the sometimes-unfortunate reputation for being insipid and one-dimensional. These three are anything but. Made by winemakers who take their craft seriously, their roses are not afterthoughts. Elegant, fresh and substantial, these roses are considered drinking; suited to aperitivo hour just as much as on a table replete with substantial dishes.

2023 Clos Maurice 'Coquette' Rose Loire Valley, France

The Hardouin family has farmed vineyards in the Loire’s appellations of Saumur and Saumur-Champigny since 1783! However, the most exciting chapter for this estate began in 2017 when the great Loire vigneron Nicholas Reau took over farming and winemaking.

100% cabernet franc fermented and aged in stainless steel for a wonderfully fresh disposition. Great concentration with inflections of red flowers and fresh herbs. Drink cool not cold to allow the texture to come to the fore. 

2022 Trutta Rose Heathcote, VIC

Like many of his winemaking peers, Jake Winther is leaning into more classical proportions. Years of experimentation have paved way for wines like this, without forfeiting lightness, freshness or playfulness.

Mostly cabernet with a soupcon of shiraz, the former was destemmed, latter fermented as whole bunches. They rest in a mix of steel and oak for winter and spring before bottling. Autumnal in nature, it's still best enjoyed from a cold start and allowed to bloom with air.

2019 Nuzzella ‘Scarina’ Rosato Sicily, Italy

Nuzzella was founded in 2014 when Nicola Oteri and his wife Norma purchased an old olive grove and vineyard planted to native varieties of nerello mascalese and carricante. Thus began the difficult and exciting work of recovering the 4ha of abandoned land.

Not rose, but rosato—wildly delicious, but as serious as Christopher Walken. Made from two picks, one on 1 Sep for crispness, the next on 1 Oct for ripeness, it breathes freely during barrel ferment imbuing a generous texture. It then slumbers in stainless for nine months before bottling. 750ml of pure joy.