Lambert Crudo Rose 2023
$27.99
SPECIAL BUY 6 or more. Sensational rose, 93 points “It’s a delight. Sappy, savoury-edged, tart and red berry fruited..”
Description
“LL is a genius. One of the most gifted winemakers in the country.” Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
“Luke Lambert makes gorgeous, minerally chardonnays and perfumed, savory syrahs under the Luke Lambert label. The wines are fresh and energetic… They are the sorts of wines I love to drink—pure and unpretentious but with character and depth.” Eric Asimov, The New York Times
It’s been almost a decade since winemaker Luke Lambert’s daring, handcrafted and joyously aromatic wines first made their way down from the Yarra Valley and on to the lists and shelves of Melbourne’s finest wine establishments (and a few of Sydney’s).
Lambert is obviously inspired by his experience making wine in Piemonte and Australia yet firmly believes that the personality of a wine will be dictated by its “place”. Lambert’s source vineyards (in poor, rocky and elevated pockets of the Yarra Valley) are therefore managed in order to bring out their unique geographic signature in the final wines.
All Lambert wines are handpicked and of single-vineyard origin. They are wildly perfumed with moderate alcohol, fresh acidities, powdery tannins, and limited oak influence. Luke’s methodology includes wild ferments without the aid of temperature control, hand plunging, long macerations (with plenty of whole-bunch for the Syrahs), basket-pressing, gravity rather than pumping, old oak, and no fining or filtration. Lambert’s belief that “..the best wines have always been made by feel and are always sourced from unique and interesting vineyards that have natural balance and grow grapes full of character…” comes through strongly in the remarkable complexity and placeness of these wines.
Sourced entirely from the granite-rich Denton vineyard, the 2023 Crudo Rosé is 95% Shiraz with a 5% lift from Nebbiolo off the same site. The vines have spent 16 years in these rocky soils, facing northwest from near the top of the cone-shaped slope. The fruit was pressed as whole bunches and fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tank. The wine completed malolactic conversion and was bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphur.
From the cool, low-cropping 2023 season, we agree with Luke’s assertion that this is the most refined and perfumed rosé he’s made. It’s got a lot in common with the bright, red-fruited and fragrant 2022 but feels more vinous and savoury and shows a touch more elegance and mineral appeal. It’s got al fresco dining written all over it.
93 points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front “It’s a delight. Sappy, savoury-edged, tart and red berry fruited. Pretty perfume, good depth and crunch, indeed, despite the ruby colour only a few pay grades below light red, you could say. A little slickness to texture, then that little rumble of tannin and bitey, chewy acidity rolls through. Energetic, thirst-quenching stuff.”
RRP $34 *Our Special Price only $27.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine.
Additional information
Producer | Luke Lambert |
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Region or Country | Australia, Yarra Valley |
Variety | Shiraz |
Vintage | 2023 |
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