Alkimi Wines Syrah Rosé 2021 (6 Bottles) Yarra Valley, Victoria

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

The 2021 vintage was close to ideal. Mother Nature was more than kind to us and there was much buoyancy in the air after a (seemingly) difficult year in 2020. Personally, this was a very easy vintage both physically and mentally; I feel that my decisions along the way were all close to perfect under all circumstances and I’m extremely happy with the wines.

For the first time since 2015, the rosé has been blended from two separate vineyards, both vineyards are very familiar and are both located in the “Upper” Yarra. The lion’s share (75%) of the blend is from the D’Aloisio vineyard in Seville (220m asl) and 25% of the blend is from the leased and self-farmed Silvan Reservoir Vineyard (290m asl). Both batches are the Syrah grape and were handpicked at moderate ripeness perfect for rosé, whole bunch pressed and wild fermented in old barriques. Nothing was added to the wine except for a small amount of sulphur dioxide prior to filtration and bottling.

100 Dozen bottles produced.

There are aromas of fresh strawberry, dried cranberry and stewed rhubarb. Underlying these aromas are spice, gunflint and white pepper notes.

The palate exhibits layers of red apple skin, strawberry gum and ruby grapefruit notes with soft and sweet tones of pink marshmallow and raspberry jam. These notes are woven into the lush mid-palate which then leads to a lovely long and crisp finish.

Best drunk in its youth, although the wine will also develop favourably over the next 2 years. A lovely vegan match would be Grilled polenta, blistered tomatoes and basil.