Vintage
2023
ABV
13.2%
Wine Type
Rosé
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
The Sun is the most brilliant star in the sky, with a luminosity of 250,000 times that of the Earth. Luminosity is a visual sensation of brightness. Our Grenache Rose, grown in the Riverland with a generous dose of sunshine is a celebration of all senses, rose petals, pink grapefruit and pomegranate delights. A bright luminous wine. Enjoy!
This single vineyard and estate grown Grenache Rose is a delicate rose gold in colour with hints of wild strawberries and rose petals on the nose. Subtle pink grapefruit and pomegranate flavours are balanced aby a dry lemon finish
Grapes were picked on the 25th February 2023, crushed and held in the press for 6 hours to extract colour and flavour. Juice underwent a cold stabulation method on lees and must for 3 days to develop mouthfeel and texture before cold settling and fermenting in tank. Post ferment, 20% of the blend was transferred to old French Oak barriques on lees for 10 months before bottling in February 2024.
Winemaker
Sheridan Alm (Viticulturalist), Armand Lacomme (Winemaker)
Winemaker's Bio
Sheridan Alm is a skilled viticulturalist and engages a low input and regenerative approach to growing wine to improve the health of the land for future farming generations. Passionate about the sustainable use of the natural resources on which Starrs Reach Vineyard relies, Sheridan was recognised at the Australian Women in Wine Awards as Viticulturalist of the Year in 2019 and also received the honour of Riverland Wine Industry Person of the Year in 2022.
The wines at Starrs Reach Vineyard are hand crafted by the talented Armand Lacomme - a Senior Winemaker at McLren Vintners. Armand now calls Australia home after growing up in South Africa and studying Viticulture and Oenology at Stellenbosch University. Aligning with the values of Starrs Reach Vineyard, Armand is committed to a sustainable and minimal intervention approach to winemaking, allowing the wine to tell the story of the land on which it is grown.
