Daosa Rosé 2021
- 94
- $65
- Drink by: 2024-2028
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A blend of Pinot Noir (88%), Chardonnay (8%) and Pinot Meunier (4%), which spent extra time on skins to provide colour, along with the addition of a small quantity of still Pinot Noir. The wine spent twenty months on lees for the second release of this wine. The colour here is a deep pink/bronze with notes of strawberries, florals, rose petals and gentle red fruits, especially cherries. A deliciously long palate with a creamy texture, this is a joy to drink and plenty of champagnes would fall short in comparison. Enjoy it now and over the next three to four years.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
