Winery & Vintage Info
This wine was first made during a time when Rosé was an anathema in a region becoming world- renowned for big, bold Shiraz. Turkey Flat created a style crafted with clear purpose to shift perceptions, demonstrating that Australian Rosé can be a fine wine and that the Barossa is well-placed to be its source.
The 2024 vintage commenced in February, exactly twenty days earlier than in 2023. Ripening came on quick late January, thanks to lower yields, warmer late season conditions, and lack of rainfall. February recorded 0mm of rain, coupled with a three-week stint of temperatures 30 degrees or above. This created a compressed vintage which was completed in a record five weeks. Despite the conditions, the lower yields produced high quality fruit of intense concentration, ripe tannins, and generous flavour.
Each individual vineyard was picked and vinified separately at differing stages of maturity. Upon picking, the fruit was crushed and delicately pressed to stainless steel tanks to cold settle, before being racked and fermented. Fermentation was cool and long to maximise aromatic intensity and purity. Post ferment, the wine was blended, filtered, and sent straight to bottle to preserve freshness.
