2021 Cobaw Ridge Il Pinko Rose

Region: Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia

Grape: Syrah

Culinary Suggestions: Middle Eastern Dishes, Mediterranean Seafood, Grilled White Meats

Vineyard Practice: Organic, Biodynamic (Vegan)

About

Honest, authentic and passionate are words that we use to describe the wineries we work with and without a doubt, Cobaw Ridge fits this mould perfectly. The winery was established in 1985 by Alan and Nelly Cooper. Vines were planted on granitic, sandy soil in the cool climate Macedon Ranges, on the cusp of the Great Dividing Range at some 610m. Their positioning, in a natural amphitheatre, provides the perfect place to produce terroir-driven wines. 100% estate grown, they are now fully certified organic and biodynamic, something they are very proud of, and deservedly so. - Distributor Note

Tasting Notes

Il Pinko is the wine built around the most interesting and distinct expressions of wine made from that vintage – a moving feast. This year we get a syrah rose, and while rose has featured before in the Il Pinko livery, I don’t believe it was produced as this one, in both qvevri and old oak. *Alan Cooper has informed me this IS the methodology since 2016, albeit in 2021 Spanish clay vessels were introduced.

Tasted even at room temperature this is a delight. Succulent, layered with exotic spice and brambly, peppery green herbs, sloshes of pomegranate juice and pickled cherries, a slip of hazelnut and something akin to the botanicals from alpine amaros. This is stunning; released in technicolour and 4D. Silky texture that fines perk from minerally acidity, a faint sheath of tannin, extraordinary length and a sense of the palate being saturated in all and sundry flavours and textures. In essence, world class rose. Don’t drink too cold – or cold at all!

96 points - Mike Bennie, The Wine Front October 2022

Drink: 2022 - 2025