Established in 2007, Rogers & Rufus is the tale of two vignerons whose passion for wine is matched with a love for the frivolous summer months. When pondering what to imbibe one evening, it was apparent that their ice buckets lacked one vital summer ingredient…a cold, crisp, pale rosĂ© and so…Rogers & Rufus was born.Â
An Australian professional winemaker of great repute, Rogers Hill-Smith runs the oldest family owned winery in Australia, Yalumba. He is never happier than when that summer sun starts to shine, the Aussie test match looms and the water of Kangaroo Island is calling his name- add a glass of rosé, and it’s the closest thing to Utopia a man can get.
A British entrepreneur and a visionary at heart, Rufus Clevely has always been an ideas man. His wine journey started at well-known champagne house, Veuve Clicquot, for 19 years before revolutionising the Gastropub scene across Blighty. Nostalgic for the romance and glamour of a forgotten era, Rufus has a passion for vintage cars and is a man that truly embodies joie de vivre!
With a shared appetite for the finer things in life, the two set about creating the best expression of Australian rosé possible. Their experienced palates have sought out a delicious savoury vibrant wine from the Barossa Valley showcasing the wonderful resource that is dry grown Bush Vine Grenache.
Vineyards
The Barossa Valley is the historic heartland of South Australia`s wine production. Located only 40km north of Adelaide, the sandy soils and warm climate offer ideal conditions for fruit production. Many of the original settlers were German immigrants escaping religious persecution.
Vinification
Grapes are handpicked from bush vines and older, retrellised bush vines.
Natural yeasts are used in a wild ferment that allows maximum deliceacy and savoury flavour characteristics.
Tastng Notes
Pale coral pink in colour. A fresh, lively, and juicy rosé made with Grenache grapes for those lovely red fruit notes of strawberry and raspberry. Reminiscent of a summer’s day with lovely fresh fruit flavours such as alpine strawberries, peaches, cherry blossom, and sea spray combined with a pebbly mineral note. A short time in American Oak gives this wine it`s full body and silky texture yet still delightfully fresh.
Enjoy with white bait and hand-cut chips or red pepper, cucumber and fried tofu sushi rolls.
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