Golding Bel Mosaico Sparkling Rosé 2022

The blush of this sparkling sits between watermelon and a lighter blood orange tone, the fruit a mix of three Pinot Noir clones from the Lenswood district, made via the Charmat method where the bubbles of second fermentation occur in stainless steel tanks rather than the bottle. It’s not about Champagne like complexities, but more fruit expression, definitely the strawberries of Pinot in the forward pocket, developing into summer berry pudding and a suggestion of Pimms No.1 Cup, a note of sweet berry (residual sugar recorded at 10gms/litre) that is offset by a delicate dash of blood orange like acidity in the exit. A definite vibe of Aperol Spritz in its styling – bang on for summer fun.

Tony Love

Journalist at Winepilot

Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au

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