Review: Tarrawarra Estate Pinot Noir Rosé 2023

Do you drink much premium local rosé? My family are very partial to well-made pink, so the radar is always on for better wines.

What have you loved? I certainly liked this Tarrawarra Estate Pinot Noir Rosé 2023.

Partial barrel ferments add complexity to this Yarra Pinot rosé, and it feels well-built and clever. It’s a formative but serious style, too – there’s a little strawberry cream generosity, but the palate and finish ends up dry and tight. Indeed, it’s quite a sophisticated pink, if just a little angular on the firm finish. Drinkable+.

THE VERDICT

• Best drinking: now
• Score (out of 20): 17.5
• Score (out of 100): 91
• Alcohol %: 13
• RRP (in $AUD): 30
• Winery website: https://shop.tarrawarra.com.au/
• Would I buy it?: a glass or two