Small Victories Rosé 2021
- 90
- $27
- Drink by: 2021 - 2023
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I won’t lie. I have a serious crush on the Rosé category. Why? There is no better wine that can be both a great drink by itself, but I swear it is also the most versatile wine to match with food. This example ticks a lot of boxes. From the Ashmead vineyard in the Barossa we are talking a solid blend of Grenache and Mataro with some decent vine age. The dark red fruit profile plays the long game here – dark red cherry, with some lashings of brighter rhubarb and cranberry, with a dash of aniseed. There is bucket loads of texture that you don’t always see, which is backed up by vibrancy of fruit and soft acidity. Think outside the box with pairings here. I’ve definitely landed in dessert territory, sweet tooth through and through – salted dark chocolate tart with raspberries please!
Matt Dunne is one of Sydney’s finest sommeliers and communicators who is also the Group Wine Ambassador for the Joval Wine Group. He has created and managed wine lists for over 30 venues including ARIA Sydney, Opera Bar and Chiswick. In 2011 Matt won the Sydney Morning Herald’s 2011 ‘Good Food Guide Louis Roederer Sommelier of the Year’ and his team won the 2015 Wine List of the Year in the Good Food Guide for ARIA Sydney plus he was a Len Evans Scholar. Matt has tremendous knowledge of wine, beer and spirits, and has written his own wine blog for over 8 years.
