Pre-Release: 2025 Singlefile Great Southern Rosé
VINEYARD & WINEMAKING
This is an elegant, dry, Provence styled rosé produced from the Mediterranean varietal sangiovese. We have found the Mediterranean varietals to be well suited to this style of rosé where balancing fruit flavours, savouriness, natural acidity and colour are all important factors to producing premium rosé.
The sangiovese grapes were picked on 19 March 2025. The parcel of fruit was brought to the winery and gently destemmed and crushed directly into the press with approximately two hours of skin contact occurring prior to a gentle pressing.
The free run juice was handled oxidatively and remained on full solids for two days before rough racking and the introduction of an indigenous yeast to initiate fermentation, with 10% of the wine fermented in 3-year-old oak barrels. Following a slow and cool fermentation, the wine was rested on its lees for four months prior to final blending and preparation for bottling.
THE WINE
Delicate pink in colour, this is a contemporary Provence styled dry rosé with nuanced and inviting aromatics of cranberry, orange zest and spice. It is a refreshing style with a subtle textural mouthfeel. Flavours of tart rhubarb and custard, sour cherry, clove and burnt orange lead to a persistent, textural and dry finish. A perfect drink for the Australian summer, and ideal as a partner to charcuterie, salmon, and light Mediterranean fare.
PREVIOUS RELEASES
2024 Vintage
2023 Vintage
2022 Vintage
2021 Vintage
2020 Vintage
2019 Vintage
CRITIC REVIEWS OF NOTE
2025 Vintage
Pre-Release
2024 Vintage
93+ points, Cassandra Charlick, WinePilot, April 2025
95 points, Top Ranked Rosé, Stuart Knox, The Real Review, October 2024
93 points, Barry Weinman, Fine Wine Club, October 2024
2023 Vintage
95 points, Ray Jordan Wine, May 2024
94 points, Wine Showcase March 2024
92 points, Wine Showcase, December 2023
2022 Vintage
95 points, Runner-up Best Rosé of 2023, Ray Jordan, 2023 WA Wine Review, Dec 2022
Gold Medal Winner, 2023 International Rosé Championship, Poland, May 2023
94 points, Rosé Tasting, National Liquor News, Dec 2022
2021 Vintage
92 points, Ray Jordan's Top 100 Whites, Sparklings & Rosés, The West Australian, Nov 2021
92 points, Barry Weinman, Fine Wine Club, Oct 2021
2020 Vintage
Silver medal, International Rosé Championships, May 2021
90 points, The Real Review, Dec 2020
2019 Vintage
93 points, Campbell Mattinson, Mar 2020
4 stars, James Suckling, Mar 2020
92 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review, Dec 2019
93 points, Nick Butler, The Real Review, Nov 2019
93 points, Rod Properjohn, The Post, Jan 2020