Pepperjack Grenache Rosé 2025 from Langhorne Creek delivers fresh, vibrant fruit character in a pale pink hue. This elegant Australian rosé showcases strawberry and cherry aromatics with exceptional natural acidity, perfect for enjoying young and fresh.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Pale pink with brilliant clarity and delicate salmon hues, displaying the fresh, youthful character of premium Grenache rosé with light, elegant viscosity.
Aroma
The nose bursts with aromas of fresh strawberries complemented by hints of juicy red cherries. Clean and inviting, the bouquet showcases the purity of fruit achieved through gentle pressing and cool fermentation techniques.
Palate
Light to medium-bodied with refreshing vibrancy and excellent natural acidity. The palate delivers bright strawberry and cherry flavours with a crisp, clean finish. Cool fermentation has preserved the wine's fresh fruit aromatics whilst lees contact has built subtle texture and body, creating a beautifully balanced rosé that's both delicate and satisfying. Best enjoyed young and fresh to capture its vibrant fruit character.
Pairs With
This versatile Australian rosé pairs beautifully with grilled prawns or calamari, fresh summer salads with goat's cheese, charcuterie and antipasto platters, light pasta dishes with tomato-based sauces, and Asian cuisine including sushi and Vietnamese rice paper rolls, making it perfect for warm-weather dining and entertaining.
The 2025 vintage in Langhorne Creek benefited from early winter rainfall that was light but regular, setting the region up for excellent growing conditions. The warm and dry spring presented challenges for irrigation management but proved ideal for flowering, resulting in good fruit set across all varieties. Summer conditions were generally quite cool, with cooling breezes from Lake Alexandrina playing their usual vital role in maintaining exceptional natural acidity levels in the fruit. These breezes allowed for even ripening and enabled growers to pick the Grenache at optimum ripeness, capturing the variety's fresh, vibrant character.
Winemaking Notes
The winemaking approach prioritised freshness and purity of fruit expression. Grenache grapes were gently pressed to a cold tank where the juice was settled before racking the clear juice off lees to ferment. Fermentation took place at cool temperatures to retain the wine's fresh fruit aromatics, particularly the strawberry and cherry notes characteristic of quality Grenache rosé. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was stored on lees to build texture and body, adding subtle complexity whilst maintaining the wine's delicate, refreshing character. The wine was then carefully blended and filtered before bottling.
