LVDO Sellicks Hill Shiraz Rosé 2023

The winemaker says

“Over the years, I took a little detail of each wine (sparkling, white, rosé, red, fortified) that I found inspirational for making a collectable rosé and started to look for the right vineyard. As a result, the 2023 vintage is from a more sandy vineyard in Sellicks Hill (McLaren Vale), planted in 1990, dry-grown and certified organic. The wine-making is a culmination of all techniques I have played with since 2021: whole bunch pressed, wild-fermented and aged in various formats of ancient barrels (15+ years old puncheon and barrique) with a slightly longer levage (11 months) than in previous years. I also started a perpetual reserve aged under flor in 2021 with the purpose of adding complexity, savouriness and texture (similar to the perpetual reserve in Grower Champagne). There is a 10% perpetual reserve included in the 2023 Rosé. While it's a different style from most Australian rosés, every step was taken with intention and deliberation to make a serious and complex wine.”