La Destinée The Lovers Rosé 2022
- 92
- $20
- Drink by: 2023-2027
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On paper, it’s a bit of an odd bunch of red grapes – Shiraz, Grenache and . . . Pinot Noir. In the glass, they come together in La Destinée as one smart, modern rosé and knock the style out of the park. Palest of pale pinks, a mere blush. Gentlest of scents, not too obvious, just fresh and vital in red berry, cherry and tea rose. There’s a fine-ness here, an understated charm that rests in the delivery of light red berry fruits, cherry, cranberry, red apple and a lingering musk confection note. The wine speaks of summer, soft spices and gentle florals. Slippery over the tongue, it dances in bright acidity.
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.
