Rose is arguably the most dynamic category in the Australian wine market at present. It seems that we just can’t get enough of the stuff. Some local vignerons have been rather slow to clock on to the lucrative market for dry rose.
For many years, Paradigm Hill has produced a very sophisticated rose based on estate grown Mornington Peninsula Shiraz. Barrel fermented, including a small percentage of new oak, it is an ambitious wine that is its own animal.
Transition Rose is not a copy of a southern French rose, but a serious, dry table wine that is made for the dinner table. The detailed back label suggests that it could be aged for 10 or more years, though one doubts that many bottles maker it beyond their third or fourth year post vintage before being consumed.
This is a classy rose with its own distinctive personality that proves that better Australian roses can more than hold their own against imports from fashionable Provence and elsewhere in Europe.
2017 PARADIGM HILL TRANSITION ROSE
Producer: Paradigm Hill
Variety: Rose
Region: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
ABV: 11.7%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $38.00
Date tasted: 28 April 2018
Tasting Note:
Pale strawberry pink. Attractive nose of delicate macerated red fruits, subtle spice. Medium bodied, light and fresh, zippy citrusy acidity. Although light on its feet it is a wine that doesn’t lack for depth or fruit. Bone dry and savoury – good dinner table wine.
Score: 16.5/20
For many years, Paradigm Hill has produced a very sophisticated rose based on estate grown Mornington Peninsula Shiraz. Barrel fermented, including a small percentage of new oak, it is an ambitious wine that is its own animal.
Transition Rose is not a copy of a southern French rose, but a serious, dry table wine that is made for the dinner table. The detailed back label suggests that it could be aged for 10 or more years, though one doubts that many bottles maker it beyond their third or fourth year post vintage before being consumed.
This is a classy rose with its own distinctive personality that proves that better Australian roses can more than hold their own against imports from fashionable Provence and elsewhere in Europe.
2017 PARADIGM HILL TRANSITION ROSEProducer: Paradigm Hill
Variety: Rose
Region: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
ABV: 11.7%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $38.00
Date tasted: 28 April 2018
Tasting Note:
Pale strawberry pink. Attractive nose of delicate macerated red fruits, subtle spice. Medium bodied, light and fresh, zippy citrusy acidity. Although light on its feet it is a wine that doesn’t lack for depth or fruit. Bone dry and savoury – good dinner table wine.
Score: 16.5/20
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