Nose

A savoury style of wine without the overt ‘fruity’ characters traditionally seen in
Australian rose this wine nevertheless exhibits the varietal notes of strawberries.

Palate

Light bodied, savoury and refreshingly dry this wine displays good varietal carryover
of strawberry notes from the Pinot Noir grapes. Vibrant and lively the palate is clean and dry
with a slight graininess in texture typically seen in dry style rose.

Growing Conditions

Vintage 2017 is over, and what a long, and strange, one it was. Every vintage is
different; lessons learned from the previous year don’t always help the following year.
The 2017 vintage started late, two to three weeks later than the preceding couple of years.
Early ripening varieties such as Chardonnay were harvested at the end of February through the
first half of March. The reason for this was the mild, cool spring weather experienced all across
the southern part of the state. This can be quite beneficial as cool ripening conditions helps
maintain the fresh, bright aromas of these early white varieties. Varieties like Chardonnay and
Sauvignon Blanc from 2017 are quite stunning in their liveliness and flavour at relatively low
alcohol levels.

Winemaking

In keeping with the great tradition of European provincial rose that gets
consumed in every small village bar and café throughout the south of France the Hay Shed Hill
Pinot Noir Rose is a dry savoury style of rose that is ideally matched to modern Australian cuisine
and lifestyle.
Made from 100% Pinot Noir grown on Block 7 of the Hay Shed Hill vineyard in Margaret River
this old vine fruit produces depth of flavour and character while remaining light in body. The
grapes were harvested at low potential alcohol and cold pressed to produce juice light in colour
but of the highest quality. Fermented to dryness the wine was bottled as soon as possible to
preserve the bright nature of the wine.

Appearance

Vibrant light pink hues of great clarity.