Spinifex Luxe Rosé 2023

Spinifex Luxe Rose is a Grenache-led Barossa rose made only in years the estate considers exceptional.

Over the past decade it has appeared four times, in very small volumes, which explains the following it has gathered. The 2023 draws on three vineyards: Grenache at 51 per cent from an ancient gravelly, sandy block in Bethany; Mataro at 40 per cent from thirty-year-old bush vines on the terra rossa of Stonegarden; and younger Cinsault at 9 per cent from gravel-shot red clay in southern Ebenezer. All three are farmed the old way, unirrigated, with next to no inputs and very low yields. Pete Schell pared things back this year: four to six hours on skins, then six months on lees in steel.

Lifted red fruit, floral and spice characters and a pulsing mineral stoniness run through a satin-textured palate to a berry-soaked finish. Serve at 10 to 12 degrees. It handles roast pork, a paella, or a plate of jamon and almonds.

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