2023 SV Rosé
$32.00
We’ve always loved Rosé and have enjoyed consuming them for many years so this feels like a wonderful new addition to the TWR family. We wanted to make a Rosé that reflected a classic, dry, savoury style and was based on Pinot Noir. Our favourite Rosés are lighter in colour and deliciously dry, with lifted fresh and floral fruit flavours, savoury undertones and ripe acid, so our aim was to replicate these qualities. In keeping with our house style here at Te Whare Ra we also wanted to make a wine that showed elegance and purity of fruit but one that also was fleshy and juicy with great texture and complexity.
TASTING NOTES
The 2023 SV Rosé has gorgeous lifted aromas of spring strawberry, and ripe raspberry and blueberry with pretty floral notes and hints of savoury. These follow onto flavours of fresh summer berries & blue fruits plus hints of mulberry and spices. The fruit and floral notes are balanced by some very attractive savoury complexity and ripe juicy acid. This Rosé is purposely made in dry savoury style, which combines vibrant fruit with texture and weight resulting in a delicious refreshing combination.
We feel this Rosé is the perfect pairing for a summer picnic, barbecued anything or just a chilled glass with great conversation!
Reviews
Finalists for Rosé Wine of the Year New Zealand 2025 – The Real Review Stephen Wong MW
Another pinot noir rosé which avoids the usual trappings of the style is the jaw-droppingly good Te Whare Ra Single Vineyard 5182 Rosé 2023. This is now two years old, but showing no signs of fading. In fact, it has only gotten better with age. Cresting over into gold territory with a whopping 95 points, this is one of the absolute top scoring rosé wines I have tried as the #2 of 36 2023 Rosés from Marlborough Top Rank award indicates.
Here, Anna and Jason Flowerday have invoked the power of syrah (also from their home vineyard in Renwick) and fermentation until dry, to rein in the inherent fruitiness of pinot noir, giving it a floral yet saline finesse. Time in bottle has allowed the wine to unfurl with even more detail and smoothed out the balance along its acid/phenolic axis.
Bob Campbell MW 95 Points Top Rank
Ethereal wine with ripe cherry, rose petal, lime zest and ripe apple flavours supported by fruity acidity that reacts with a whisker of sweetness to create a delicious tension. Wonderful purity and harmony. Drink 2024–2027 #2 of 29
Cameron Douglas MS 94 Points Excellent
Fragrant, floral, soft and pure fruited bouquet. Aromas of peach and ripe apricot flesh, red papaya and sweet cherry. A quiver of texture with core fruit flavours reflecting the bouquet, very fine chalky tannins and backbone of acidity to carrying echoes of red fruits and a whisper of white spice. Balanced, very well made, pure and delicious. Best drinking from 2024 through end of summer 2026.
Sam Kim Wine Orbit 94 Points 5 Stars
Charming and instantly appealing with sweet strawberry, pomegranate, Gala apple and floral nuances, it’s juicy and lively in the mouth, delivering fabulous fruit intensity with bright acidity. Crisp-dry and refreshing, making it gorgeously drinkable. Certified organic. At its best: now to 2026.