Tasting Notes
Mike and Judy fell in love with the Rosé wines of Provence and wanted to make a similar one from their single vineyard high in the Adelaide Hills.
This is not a sweet pink drink, but a serious wine predominantly made from Pinot Noir and some Sauvignon Blanc, resulting in a wine of intense flavour and a long dry finish. The wine has the wonderful “eye of the partridge colour” of true Rosé. Fresh complex fruit which is shows a lingering and well balance mouth feel, but well balanced with a dry finish. The wine shows great body and structure. Seamlessly balanced in boy and structure. Cherry and strawberry fruit with a savoury, crisp dry finish on the palate. - Winery Note
What started out as an idyllic retirement plan for Mike and Judy Press, has turned into a thriving business offering amazingly affordable wines to the world.
After working in the South Australian wine industry for over 40 years – from Penfolds under Max Schubert, to Seppelt, and finally to Mildara Blass as chief winemaker – Mike and Judy purchased their property in Kenton Valley, near Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills, in 1998. Planting 30 acres that year and a further 30 the following year, the plan was to sell their fruit to his industry contacts. Unfortunately, their timing wasn’t great as by the time the vines were producing, Australia was struggling with one of its biggest ‘grape-gluts’.
After a couple tough years, they soon realised that their best option was to turn their fruit into wine, so in 2003 Mike dusted off his winemaking boots and produced cleanskins for sale to the local market. Mike and Judy walked the streets of suburbs all over Adelaide and through the hills dropping flyers in peoples letter boxes and the cleanskins quickly gained a cult following, continually selling out. - Winery Note
| Product Type | Wine Red Rose |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | South Australia |
| Sub Region | Adelaide Hills |
| Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |