2025 Flowerday Syrah Rosé

This 2025 Syrah Rose marks the first foray into winemaking for the next generation of Flowerdays. It is made solely from our certified organic home block at Te Whare Rā. We wanted to make a Rosé that reflected a classic, dry, savoury style and this release is 100% Syrah.

All the fruit was hand-picked, and hand sorted and then destemmed and left on skins in the press for a quick, cold maceration so as to not pick up too much colour. After a very short time soaking on skins, we then put them through a gentle press cycle. Cool fermentation in stainless steel  to help retain all the great berry aromatics. All parcels were given time to rest on ferment lees for added texture and complexity.

This wine has not been fined and is suitable for vegans and vegetarians and anyone else who loves authentic, hand-made wines.

Tasting Notes

This Syrah Rosé has gorgeous, lifted aromas of ripe raspberry in addition to some blue fruits, and pretty floral notes and lovely hints of savoury. These follow onto flavours of fresh summer berries & blue fruits plus mulberries and spice. 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 flat party, summer picnic, bbq or any summer socialising!

This 2025  Rosé is enjoyable to drink now and will also benefit from careful cellaring for 2-3 years.

Reviews

Still to come – watch this space.

Will Izzy’s first effort trump her parents 60+ years of combined winemaking know how ?