DAOSA Rosé 2023

DAOSA Rosé, its fourth release, is in sparkling form with bright cherry, dusty strawberry and cranberry aromas, florals, earth, Brazil nut and almond biscotti  – all very fresh and vibrant.  Red and white grapes combine – 50% Pinot Meunier, 46% Pinot Noir and 4% Chardonnay – with Meunier fermented in tank and the rest in barrel.  The palate is fresh and flavour-filled with a slow rising, light savoury earthy quality and a texture that will start you thinking about using this maybe less as an aperitif, and more as an accompaniment to food. Comes in deep in dusty strawberry, cherry with a light spiciness and tart cranberry notes, Brazil nut and biscotti. Earthy notes and nuts to close. Winemaker, Xavier Bizot, suggests between 5-10 years cellaring potential.

Jeni Port

Wine critic at Winepilot

Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.

Wine writer and critic