Kilikanoon Killerman’s Run Rosé 2022

Does it matter what grape goes into a rosé? Yes and no. Killerman’s Run rosé is a good case in point. There is no mention of the grape on the label, and it’s okay because once you clap eyes on that colour – a vibrant confection pink – you’re in. Strawberry, sour cherry, honeydew melon scents with just a hint of savoury marzipan-almond. Keeps things dry right across the palate with a fair degree of acid cut – very cleansing and bright – just what you need leading into warmer weather. Flavours embrace Summer berries, spice and acacia herbals. A solid, well-priced rosé made for the table with a light texture and good length. And while the grape variety here remains a mystery, the wine speaks for itself.

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