A quaffa from Australia’s oldest family owned winery: Yalumba
It is unusually warm for this time of the year in the Southern Highlands. And with friends coming over for a sun-downer, they brought a couple of bottles of Rose with them. This wine is a real tough one for me, as I am not a great fan of most Rose wines. But this one was a surprise.
We were drinking the Yalumba Y Series Sangiovese Rose Vintage 2008 – the name says it: based on the Italian Sangiovese grape. The colour of this Rose is relatively deep – the aromas savoury for a Rose, not sweet as too many of its terrible tries from other winemakers. I discover cherry, strawberry, rhubarb and cinnamon flavours, very enjoyable for a relaxed after work drink.
This morning I did some research on the wine and found out that it won best Rose at the 2008 Royal Melbourne Wine Show. Must have been the 2007 version, but still – nice one.
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Der beste Rose der 2008 Royal Melbourne Wine Show kommt aus der ‘Y’ Serie von Yalumba. Der Rose auf der Basis von Sangiovese Trauben ist ein herrlicher Sommerwein, nicht zu suess sondern eher trocken und voll des Kirsch-, Erdbeer- und Rhabarbergeschmacks. Yalumba – das ist Australiens aelteste Winery in Familieneigentum, mir gefaellt der Wein, auch wenn ich sonst kein grosser Rose-Freund bin.
Ihr Michael Brecht
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