2025 Mayer Bloody Hill Villages Rose

This is Bloody Hill Rosé, Mayer-style - Syrah picked off the Coldstream home block, given just a night on skins, then pressed and sent straight to barrel for a slow, wild ferment.

It’s pale, dry and demure, full of red berries, spice and a faint herbal edge that keeps it fresh. This is delicate and barely blushed, with crisp, lively fruit and a lovely, gentle texture from the barrel work.

Made by Rivar Ferguson-Mayer, it’s the sort of rosé you'll open a second bottle without thinking twice. Light, savoury and moreish, it’s built for balcony afternoons, park picnics or wherever good company happens to be.

95 points
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- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)