2010 Hedonist Rosé

Rosé 

This rosé is from the McLaren Vale area of Australia.  This particular wine is made from 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot. Rosé has gotten a bad reputation in the States.  Many believe that these wines are of lower quality and denotes middling class. To the contrary, the French hold these wines in high esteem.  In the South of France, rosé is treasured and can be viewed being ingested by many locals casually in open aired cafés and bistros.  This being a rosé from Australia, I wanted to see if the producer held true to the tradition of the French rosés I have enjoyed in the past. I had a bottle of the 2010 Hedonist Rosé.

On the nose: Gardenia for days, Floral almost to a fault.  Not much else coming out. Imagine walking into the Bronx Botanical Garden in the Fordham section of the “Boogie Down” and there is a Gardenia show, and you are the only one invited.

Palate: Very dry for a rosé.  Close your eyes and imagine you are in Provence, in a village somewhere along the Côte d'Azur to be exact, and while wondering the narrow medieval streets you stumble upon a market with fresh cut flowers and a gentleman is preparing the best cranberry sauce you ever had. You cannot help but taste.  The color of this wine is majestic.  Bright Pink, kind of like one of those florescent ties that Donald Trump wears on “The Apprentice” ™ NBC.

Rating Scale (out of 5 +):

++++ (lives up to the French contemporaries)

Price:

$15

“This Wine is Hired”