Better late than never... it's still Wednesday in the US :-)
This week I'm talking about a Rose that I discovered on my last trip to the Barossa in November. Hubby and I were heading down that way and taking some friends for the first time. Our flight landed early and we had a little time before our lunch plans to visit another winery so we went to Bethany. If you haven't visited Bethany you should. It's situated on the side of a hill on the outskirts of Tanunda in the Barossa and is just stunning. You could spend quite some time there... and we did (see our tasting wines lined up below).
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It's actually a Cabernet Franc Rose. It's a little unusual in that it's made with a the red variety of Cabernet Franc. The colour is a beautiful pink - not at all pale - more like crushed rasberries. And the nose is lovely - lots of berries and floral nose. It's pretty soft to drink, fruity but not sweet, and on the drier side which is exactly how I like my Rose to be. We've been drinking it over summer (in fact I only have one bottle left on the rack) and enjoying it over olives and dips at the start of BBQ's. I've also cracked open a bottle with a Thai style steamed fish and it was delicious - a really nice compliment to the spice. At only $18 per bottle at the cellar door it's a great buy. Buy more than one bottle though because it won't last.
Cheers
Sally
This week I'm talking about a Rose that I discovered on my last trip to the Barossa in November. Hubby and I were heading down that way and taking some friends for the first time. Our flight landed early and we had a little time before our lunch plans to visit another winery so we went to Bethany. If you haven't visited Bethany you should. It's situated on the side of a hill on the outskirts of Tanunda in the Barossa and is just stunning. You could spend quite some time there... and we did (see our tasting wines lined up below).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7deZARJlcanl9GBF4wLKB3RpcRlbiwrPU5_10ugyS7tAX1Y1A5hcA3J_KpsikzJqEu_Hd2iKowzHksD0CqtncoIAl4lO17Xjd2x6GJcEZw1yHaSzs68vEdQVY5EEwuTlbyJyy8kLquA/w640-h426/%23winewednesday2.jpg)
Anyway on to the Rose.
It's actually a Cabernet Franc Rose. It's a little unusual in that it's made with a the red variety of Cabernet Franc. The colour is a beautiful pink - not at all pale - more like crushed rasberries. And the nose is lovely - lots of berries and floral nose. It's pretty soft to drink, fruity but not sweet, and on the drier side which is exactly how I like my Rose to be. We've been drinking it over summer (in fact I only have one bottle left on the rack) and enjoying it over olives and dips at the start of BBQ's. I've also cracked open a bottle with a Thai style steamed fish and it was delicious - a really nice compliment to the spice. At only $18 per bottle at the cellar door it's a great buy. Buy more than one bottle though because it won't last.
Cheers
Sally
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