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Description
This is the first release of the Botanic Rose for Michael Corbett at Vanguardist, and it's an absolute belter.
Made from Michael's Rende vineyard Grenache and Syrah, the vineyard’s sandy, mineral-rich soils and high elevation provide the perfect conditions for these varieties.
Despite a challenging vintage, Corbett's careful hand delivered a lovely, serious and textural wine here. The fruit underwent natural fermentation in stainless steel and a concrete sphere, it was then aged on lees with full malo-lactic fermentation, which has brought a rounded mouthfeel and fine tannin structure to this class-act Rose.
This is a beautifully textural Rose filled with character and zestiness. A special wine from a special part of McLaren Vale.
96 points
"From the Rende vineyard, the heartbeat of the Vanguardist wines, in Blewitt Springs. Michael Corbett takes all his wines very seriously, and that’s no different for rosé... None of that shouts, is overt, with the typical house savouriness at play, but there’s a density of matter, an import that leads it to gastronomic applications. It’s very good."
- Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)
95 points
"It’s a more serious style, though not at the expense of charm and drinking appeal... Beautifully made. It takes rosé seriously, which is always a big plus in my books. Twist my arm, but only very gently, for 95 points. Resistance is futile. Oh, and I reckon it will age well too. Bonus."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
