Montes cherubOh what a lot of wines I have to write up..so I’ll start with a simple one. It says on the website to decant this for an hour before serving and I’d guess that’s because they have not got it into bottle cleanly; initially it’s as reduced as an end of financial year sale at a Bob Jane T-Mart. I’m also not sure of the practicality of decanting a rosé either but suggest the following process. Pour out a glass, shake the bottle vigorously, open cap to let out the pressure and repeat till the rubber hits the road.

Very pretty. It smells of roses, watermelon (did you know they make them without seeds!) and red berries. Lots of rubbery reduction at first but it does blow away. On the palate plenty of flavour of watermelon, red berries and cream with no obvious sweetness propping it up. It has fresh clean acidity, fine balance and drinks beautifully. An excellent and very refreshing rosé. I’d score it a little higher if you did not have to pfaff about doing the cleaning before knocking it off.

Rated : 89 Points
Tasted : Mar08
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $10.95
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2008 - 2009
Source : Winery Sample
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