Rosé

Mount Barker

Red Blend

liked the previous vintage of this wine, which is a blend of grenache, cinsault, counoise and vermentino, but I think this one from the exceptional '26 vintage is even better. It was simply hand-picked and then pressed to concrete, where it was fermented. The combination works really well. There's a certain graininess that gives it texture, even though it's quite...

The number of times I go to this wine when looking for a rosé I can't begin to count. It is one of my very favourites. It's light; it's bright, with lovely floral red fruits abundant. It has a beautiful textural element which comes from a little time in oak, some lees stirring and partial malolactic fermentation, but that doesn't...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Its pale onion-skin, copper hue signals the style. Made from cabernet, it has a subtle leafy note, but savoury, textured fruit defines the palate. A classic Provence-style rosé, it offers surprising depth and flavour, with texture carrying through to a long finish. Terrific drinking while young.

Margaret River

Nebbiolo

Interesting wine, this. It’s predominantly nebbiolo, so it gives a burst of bright red berry fruit, then gains some textural influence from time on lees. It retains that vibrant red berry character on the palate, adding a nice savouriness to the finish. It’s a complex, well-made rosé that elevates it above the ordinary.

Margaret River

Rose

Over the years, this rosé has consistently been among my five best each year. It’s got the palest of onion blush and copper-toned colour. Then the nose is thoroughly delightful, with lifted strawberry notes. The palate is obviously light-bodied, but it’s textural, with a vibrant lift sustained by a pure acidity.

Margaret River

Rose

A dry, savoury, but still quite textured wine made from tempranillo and cabernet. Had a brief period in larger oak. Colour is a pale pink. The nose is a burst of red berry and redcurrant. The palate is crisp, light-bodied, but with good intensity and flavour. An excellent all-purpose rosé. Ideal for summer drinking.

Western Australia

Rose

Here is quite a beautiful example of grenache expressed through the rosé lens. The colour is a pale salmon pink, with a little copper tone. The nose has some delightful red currant and crunchy watermelon notes. But the palate is the feature. It's textured with a lovely flavour combination, balanced with a dry savouriness. Beautiful long finish. This is my...

Frankland River

Mourvèdre

Introduced a few years ago into the Swinney suite of wines, and it's been a highlight rosé ever since. Comes from bush-vine mourvèdre plantings, in this case from what appears to be an excellent vintage. The aromas are lovely red raspberry fruit, with a slightly minerally note, ironstone and then some delightful florals. The palate is quite beautiful. It's textured...

Margaret River

Pinot Noir

The colour is as pale as a pompon blonde, with just the faintest copper and onion-skin blush. It’s become one of my favourite rosés, and I think whole-bunch pressing and wild fermentation in seasoned oak have been the key. Sure, it gets just a little skin contact, but that’s the textural influence that sets this apart and shows that even...

Margaret River

Rose

Beautiful pale salmon pink colour. This grenache-shiraz blend of rosé has been a consistent winner for Grace Farm, and in this case, the vintage is reflected in the bottle. Delicious succulent fruit, nice floral lift, a little red berry, and it all comes together with a crisp, fine acidity. Particularly like the textural palate feel. Very nice wine.

Great Southern

Red Blend

This distinctive blend of cinsaut, grenache, counoise and vermentino was introduced relatively recently and caught my attention immediately. It was all hand-picked and pressed to concrete, where it was fermented. The result is a wine of fine aromatics, beautiful texture and lovely fruit characters evident immediately. Crunchy light red fruits, some watermelon and cranberry combinations, with a little savouriness. It’s...

Margaret River

Tempranillo

Crisp, fresh, pure and crunchy, this light-bodied rosé captures all the lovely ethereal red fruits of tempranillo. Light raspberry and savoury influences work neatly together. The palate is dry, with a savouriness about it and a crunchy crispness, with subtle watermelon notes. Lightly textured with a lingering pure fruit character. Nice current-drinking rosé.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Here's a wine that nails it year in and year out. Made from shiraz, which of course suits the style. It's a simple, light, fragrant and racy style with a textural component that sets it apart. Aromas of strawberry and watermelon, with a little cranberry juice. The palate is so deliciously engaging, with crunchy light red fruits and a subtle...

Western Australia

Rose

Thoroughly delightful young rosé from a season that produced lovely aromatic fruit with a degree of delicacy, yet still good flavour intensity. Beautiful watermelon and strawberry notes on the nose, with a subtle raspberry nuance. The palate is pure and clean, with fine, precise acidity carrying the light-bodied fruit through to a long finish. Surprisingly textured, making this a very...

Margaret River

Rose

This is a combination of sauvignon blanc and merlot, with the fruit hardly touching the skins on its way through. It was largely completed in tank, but a small portion of barrel-fermented fruit has certainly built some textural elements into the mid-palate. Three months in older oak to finish has brought everything together rather delightfully. Slightly savoury, with lovely red...

Margaret River

Rose

Beautiful pale pink colour. Gives a window into the style and weight of this excellent rosé. Complex aromas of strawberry and stone fruit with a little citrus and rose petal influences. Palate is quite delightful with those creamy strawberry flavours and a little sour cherry. It's had a little dab of oak, which has certainly added to the textural feel...

Margaret River

Rose

A lovely rosé that's been made in a way that is designed to preserve the natural fruit characters, with just a minimal amount of skin contact contributing to the colour and a slight textural feel on the palate. It's salmon pink and has a lovely vibrant, juicy crunchy mouthfeel. While at the same time having a subtle textural feel that...

Margaret River

Rose

This is a blend of shiraz and tempranillo that were co-fermented. The colour is typically pale pink. The nose has some lovely red fruit aromatics with a strawberry-raspberry combo. And then the palate is thoroughly delightful. It’s textural and flavoursome, but at the same time, lively and verve. A very fine acidity ensures a focused, pure, long finish. Score: 93/100...

Margaret River

Tempranillo

Ticks all the boxes for this modern expression of rosé. Tempranillo is such a good variety with its red-fruited aromatics and lovely light texture. In this case, the strawberry-raspberry mix on the nose with a subtle cherry note is absolutely compelling. The palate is delightful with a fine purity about it, thanks to the clean, crisp acidity and that lovely...

Margaret River

Rose

This is a racy, vibrant, lively rosé from mourvèdre, grenache, and tempranillo. Highly fragrant and perfumed with beautiful red fruit notes of raspberry and strawberry. And then a palate that really sings the rosé tune. Lively red fruits, crisp acidity, and a very dry savory finish complete a thoroughly enjoyable wine for the next few years.

Margaret River

Red Blend

The colour is quite a brilliant pale pink. And then the nose picks up the subtle red berry and raspberry notes of the shiraz, which is the source of the wine. Aromatic perfume nose of fresh strawberry, crunchy, cranberry notes. The palate is lightly textural but with a fine delicacy that picks up on those bright red fruits. It’s light-bodied...

Perth Hills

Shiraz Blend

This is all estate-grown shiraz and merlot from Millbrook's Perth Hills vineyard. The colour is the palest of pale pink and onion blush. The nose has some delightfully light, fragrant red berry nuances. And then the palate is fine, crisp, with a refreshing zinginess about it. It also has texture, which makes for such a lovely mouthfeel and completes what...

Margaret River

Rose

The colour is a quite brilliant pale pink copper tone. A fresh and fragrant light bodied wine. Capturing all the zing of modern rosé. On the nose, some delightfully fragrant strawberries. Watermelon characters dominate, while the palate delivers clean, crisp flavours lifted by a bright acidity and carried through to the long finish. Has a crisp zippiness about it.

Swan Valley

Rose

This is a combination of the pressings from all varieties grown on the property. Lovely floral, watermelon and cranberry notes on the nose. The palate is certainly slightly sweet, but the balancing acidity keeps it precise and long, with a balanced finish. It’s a beautiful current-drinking wine, and I reckon a plate of fresh fruit would be perfect.

Swan Valley

Rose

A blend of 10 red varieties that grow on the property. It’s a delightfully fragrant and refined rosé style. This has a nice fruit weight on the palate, with a purity and energy that is apparent immediately. Has nice texture, which is supported by a salivating crunchiness that makes it so appealing.

Swan Valley

Rose

Riverbank Estate Rebellious Dry Rose 2025 ($26) This is a blend of mostly tempranillo and other varieties. Tempranillo is ideal as a rosé variety, with its floral flavour combination creating a complex and interesting wine, albeit with light body. Beautiful floral notes and then a palate which is textured and dry, with that savoury finish ideal for current drinking and...

Perth Hills

Rose

The rosés out of Myattsfield in recent years have been quite stunning. This one is a blend of mourvèdre, grenache and viognier. Certainly, that viognier adds a quite spicy lift on the nose and the finish, which is most appealing. Colour is a palest onion pink. The aroma is dominantly rose petal, with a little strawberry and dried herb character....

Margaret River

Pinot Noir

Quite simply one of the finest rosés produced in WA from this vintage. It’s an incredibly complex wine that reflects clever and astute winemaking. It’s a blend of 90% pinot noir with the remainder chardonnay, made using a combination of yeasts, some barrel fermentation, and fermentation in clay and oak. It’s a wine loaded with character and poise, displaying beautiful...

Margaret River

Shiraz

The colour is a pale salmon pink, while the nose is a bright combination of strawberries, spice and a splash of cranberry. The palate is crunchy and light-bodied, yet delivers impressive flavour intensity. It finishes crisp, fine and refreshing, making it ideal for current drinking. A terrific modern Australian rosé made from shiraz.

Margaret River

Shiraz Blend

Palest pale pink, yet with a bright, luminous appearance. It's made predominantly from shiraz, with smaller contributions from merlot and chardonnay, the latter adding shape and texture through the middle palate while retaining the wine's elegant, light style. Delicate red currant aromas are joined by subtle strawberry confectionery and raspberry notes before a juicy, crunchy palate delivers excellent current drinking.

Margaret River

Rose

A strikingly vibrant and fresh young rosé from this very good year. The colour is the palest of pale blush pinks. The nose shows crunchy red currant and watermelon characters, and is lively, almost effervescent, with fine red fruits sustained through to a clean, crisp finish. It’s a blend of shiraz and pinot noir, and it works extremely well.

Margaret River

Red Blend

The colour has a certain luminosity about it. It's a pale copper onion blush and most attractive. This is a combination of pinot noir, malbec and cabernet franc, varieties that certainly suit this style. It was barrel fermented, which introduces a degree of complexity and palate texture. It's a dry style with a slightly savoury character and beautiful refreshing acidity...

Western Australia

Red Blend

This is a rosé style sourced from grenache, pinot noir, and pinot gris off vineyards in the Swan Valley, Pemberton, and Margaret River. The grenache and pinot came off dry-grown vineyards that were handpicked and saw a little time in older oak puncheons. The gris certainly gives it an aromatic lift. It is a delightful, fresh, and spicy wine loaded...

Margaret River

Pinot Noir

Pale onion-blush colour, suggesting immediately a modern style of Australian rosé. The pinot was whole-bunch pressed, with only the lightest-coloured juice kept to produce a highly fragrant and aromatic, dry, savory style of rosé. It's fine, with nice texture held by a fine acidity that extends through to a sustained finish. A nice current-drinking rosé.

Western Australia

Red Blend

It's a pinot and tempranillo combination. Have been making rosé since 2015. The pinot comes from the Bellarmine vineyard in Pemberton. Intense red berry fruit on the nose with strawberry and cranberry characters. Picked early, whole bunch pressed, some in ceramic egg. Has a slightly savoury character. Lovely slightly viscous texture which adds another dimension to it. The fine chalkiness...

Margaret River

Tempranillo

Pale pink yet brilliant in colour. Perfumed notes of strawberry and watermelon with a subtle savoury edge. The palate is light-bodied, textured, and flavoursome, with a dry finish. Excellent style.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Consistently one of the best rosés from WA, and this is an outstanding example from a good vintage. Made from Margaret River shiraz and pale onion-skin in colour. Light-bodied but with texture and savouriness complementing light red fruits of cranberry and a hint of watermelon. Crisp, fine acid to finish. Perfect summer drinking.

Western Australia

Fresh as a daisy—this bright rosé is designed for immediate enjoyment. Bursting with red fruits, hints of watermelon and raspberry, and a touch of cranberry juice. The palate is light, friendly, and flavoursome.

Geographe

Malbec

Malbec is a variety well-suited to rosé, offering natural fruit characters—here tempered by a stylish modern approach. Pale pink in colour, the fruit from Capel Vale’s Sterling Vineyard shows vibrant red fruits on the nose, while the palate is fine and precise. A highly drinkable and appealing wine.

Great Southern

Nebbiolo

This Italian variety is ideally suited to rosé styles. When it’s made into this dry, light style of wine, the light red fruits of strawberries and wild roses show immediately. It’s a variety that naturally has good tannins, and although obviously subdued here, they sit unobtrusively in the background, giving the wine both structure and texture. It has a dry,...