2023 Pitchfork Pink Rosé

Bright and clear pink grapefruit hues. NOSE: The wine is clean, fresh and has an inviting berry fruit nose. Aromas of vanilla bean ice-cream and fresh strawberries. PALATE: The palate is fresh and lively with rich juicy red fruit characters. Lingering fruit flavours carry through the palate which finishes with just a hint of red wine texture. The perfect wine to enjoy on a spring or summers day

The 2023 vintage was a throwback to the 1990’s. A lovely wet winter opened to a mild spring with
budburst in the early varieties being up to two weeks later than recent vintages. The spring weather
was fine so the late budburst and slower development was not a problem for the early and mid
season varieties.
I believe we will see brilliant whites and mid bodied, more elegant reds from the 2023 vintage
reminiscent of some of the great vintages in the 1990’s. Michael Kerrigan, winemaker.
WINEMAKING:
With minimal skin contact the wine exhibits a light bright appearance with colour in the salmon
pink spectrum. Fermentation to almost dry has produced a clean and refreshingly lively palate.
There is just the hint of savoury texture indicating its origins of quality red grapes.
The Pitchfork Pink is a great example of modern Australian rosé, light years away from the dark
ruby red, sweet and heavy examples of the past.