Windowrie Sakura Rosé 2024
- 90
- $40
- Drink by: 2026-2028
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The attractive cherry blossom label is one reason to buy this Rosé. The other reason is flavour which, true to the label, comes in cherry and spiced strawberry aromas, watermelon and earthy acacia notes.The blend of Shiraz (90%) and Sangiovese (10%) works especially well here with fermentation in seasoned barrels adding a textural component with good weight. The palate has a depth of summer-bright flavours with a dryness and brisk acidity that makes it one versatile Rosé whether it’s for solo drinking or at the table. The spiciness that engages with the berries and fruit on the palate adds that extra something together with an earthiness. A Central Ranges Rosé worth searching out.
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.
