Celebrating dry Rosé wines, the Rosé Revolution aims to bring our palates into summer with gorgeous pink, savoury wines.
Forget the sickly sweet Rosé wines you may have tasted, the ones which taste like raspberry cordial. There are some fantastic Rosé drops made by winemakers all over the world, they're complex, savoury and sophisticated, perfect for summer drinking and also make brilliant food matches.
I was lucky enough to attend a launch party tasting at Cover Bar + Dining, River Quay. I'm a huge fan of the new dining precinct, right on the river in South Bank. There are five restaurants in this intimate and stylish location, situated at the southern end of the river front promenade.
Cove, a contemporary oyster and champagne bar, is in prime position and stands out with its gorgeous bar constructed from 231 vintage drawers.
The wines were matched with divine, freshly shucked Coffin Bay oysters. Here is a quick rundown of my tasting experience at Cove.
2010 Jamsheed “Jose the Rosé” Yarra Valley - 50% Syrah and 50% Pinot Noir, this was one of my favourites. Pretty pink with a slight orange tint, it's quite dry on the palate with fresh berry fruit flavours.
2011 Kellybrook Yarra Valley - made from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, another dry style with strawberries and cream aroma.
2010 Domaines Ott “Domaniers” Provence, France - Syrah and Grenache grapes are balanced perfectly with flavours of stone fruit and orange.
2011 Woodstock McLaren Vale - hot pink, this wine is slightly sweet, and tastes like Turkish delight, which I love. Predominately Grenache, with some Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, this would go great with some spicy Thai food.
2011 Red Claw ‘Pink Claw’ Mornington Peninsula - this variety made from Pinot Noir grapes was created by Yabby Lake to help raise breast cancer awareness and a portion of profits from every bottle are donated to the Breast Cancer Network.
2011 Alta ‘for Elsie’ Pinot Noir Rosé, Adelaide Hills - another Pinot Noir variety it tastes of berries and has a soft, dry finish.
2011, Chateau Pierre-Bise “Cabernet d’Anjou, Loire, France - this one was quite sweet, almost like a dessert wine with honey flavours, it went well with the cheeses we were treated to at the end of the evening. I'd also like to make special mention of the Chef's Pumpkin & Currant Marmalade, made in house with figs, shallots and orange zest.
Cove will have a brilliant selection of rosé available until the 14th of February if you'd like to experience some different styles yourself. Or you can check out the Rosé Revolution website for other pink inspired events. There are also some great prizes to be won if you take a pic of yourself drinking Rosé over the next few months.
Happy quaffing.x
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| Images courtesy of Cove Bar & Dining |
What a great review! I usually find rose too sweet like you say, and end up thinking of it as a pink moscarto. So it's interesting to hear about this new push to make rose a grown ups' drink!!
ReplyDeleteI have wondered too for a while how are those restaurants in South Bank, as I ride past them on my way to work. I think you've said the Stokehouse is good too? It's a lovely wee spot!
Thanks for the reviews - So I think perhaps some rose will have to enter the house, and maybe will have to schedule in a night down at SB :)
Sounds great Bec, Let me know how your Rosé experience goes? Definitely check out the restaurants down at River Quay, Stokehouse is also good, you can dine in for something fancy or order from the bar menu. I also like Jetty, they make a fantastic Nasi Goreng. :)
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