2023 Parley Mood in Scarlet Rosé

WINEMAKER: Joss, Mel & Sarah
REGION: Coonawarra/Adelaide Hills, SA
VARIETY: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc
VITICULTURE: Organic

NOSE: Raspberry, tomato leaf, cherry. PALATE: Dried strawberry, rose, gooseberry.

A sweet and savoury treat for the senses this rose is vibrant ruby in colour with a fresh acid line and crisp finish. 

Cabernet bunches were crushed under foot and left to macerate for 36 hours before pressing to a single stainless steel tank for fermentation. After fermentation the cabernet was racked off lees into a 600L tank and sealed for elevage to retain fresh fruit characters. After a series of bench top trials the blend was made selecting a single barrique of fume blanc (pressings) to add texture and offer up an underlining savoury element to the confectionery fruits of the cabernet.

To ‘parley’ is to hold a conference with opposing sides to discuss terms. As a team of three we got really good at that. We were all wearing many hats at the start of the 2021 vintage - Mel, a brilliant student was in her third year of Viticulture and Oenology at The University of Adelaide, working for Commune of Buttons, Son of Dot Drinks and a mother to be. Sarah was running The Summertown Aristologist and working with Les Fruits. And Joss, at one point, balancing 4 simultaneous jobs and a vintage at Gentle Folk.

Needless to say we needed one another to get things done and swift decision making became our forte. Finding time in our already overcomplicated schedules, we made wine and managed to do it with finesse. For the last year we have been continuously bouncing off one another, discussing and seeking solutions to obstacles and finding consonance in our decisions. We suppose in essence, we are one big Parley.