Structure
Drinking window
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: ripe peach, red cherry, stewed strawberry
Palate: red berries, red apple peel, grapefruit
An onion-pink vintage rose whose colour comes from a dash of French oak aged Pinot Noir. Creamy perfume of ripe peach, red cherry and stewed strawberry, then saline red berries, yeasty red apple peel and white pepper spiced grapefruit with spiced nuts on the finish.
What it pairs with
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Sussex charcuterie
Saline red fruit and bright acidity handle cured pork fat. -
Grilled prawns
Peach and grapefruit notes meet shell char without overpowering sweet prawn meat. -
Duck liver parfait
The oak-aged Pinot component gives the weight richness demands.
Facts
- Producer
- Rathfinny Wine Estate · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
- Classification
- Sussex PDO
- Oak
- Colour drawn from a dash of French oak aged Pinot Noir blended into the cuvee; low dosage house style
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- GBP 43 at the estate
- Drinking window
- 0-8 from vintage
Frequently asked about Rathfinny Rose
How is Rathfinny Rose coloured?
By blending in a dash of French oak aged Pinot Noir still wine, which gives the wine its onion-pink hue and part of its texture.
What does Rathfinny Rose taste like?
A creamy perfume of ripe peach, red cherry and stewed strawberry, then boiled red berries on a saline palate with yeasty red apple peel, white pepper spiced grapefruit and lingering spiced nuts.
Is Rathfinny Rose a vintage wine?
Yes. Rathfinny makes only vintage sparkling wines, so every release carries a single year on the label.