Kreglinger Brut Rosé

61/24/15% Pinot Noir/Chardonnay/Meunier from Pipers River. A gorgeous, cooked crayfish skin hue in the glass. Filled with summer strawberries, persimmon and blush nectarines. There is a ruby grapefruit acidity, that echoes on and on, taking the exquisite berry flavour along for the ride. Some sumac and white pepper spice, tangerine zest and bergamot oil. This is detailed and complex with precocious fruit flavours that dance and sing, from the start to the long finish. Raspberry leaf and nougatine on the finish. A sparkling that would set the stage for salmon or fatty fish and be equally delightful on its own held by beautifully clothed people toasting at a wedding. Drink now or will cellar another 3-5 years further.

Shanteh Wale

Contributor at Wine Companion

Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.

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