Vintus

Jester Rose, McLaren Vale

Jester Rosé is made in a dry style 100% from Sangiovese grapes grown on the Mitolo McLaren Vale vineyard. It is a unique Rosé style from McLaren Vcale showing lovely bright fruit flavors, with clean acidity and a long finish. A combination of whole berries and low fermentation temperatures are used to enhance the bouquet. Only free run juice is used. The fermentation runs for 3 weeks and is then stopped, with a small amount of residual grape sugar retained for flavor. The wine is then cold stabilized and filtered before bottling. The wine is a deep plum color and the nose shows a fragrant combination of red cherry and strawberry aromas. The palate displays layers of red berry fruit which combine with mineral notes, leading to a long dry finish. It has excellent intensity and depth of fruit.

Giacomo was known as the King of all Jesters. Quick witted and a skilled performer, he delighted audiences with his magical acts, juggling, storytelling, music and sorcery. Jester to the King’s court, he spent his early years surrounded by the castle’s opulence and grandeur. Promiscuous by nature, in 1575 he was promptly banished due to scandalous behavior involving the Duke’s daughter.

• 2008 Vintage

  Vintage started in the first week of February, slightly earlier than average. Cool and dry early summer conditions saw the majority of the premium fruit picked prior to the extended hot period and this resulted in excellent flavour, color and phenolic development. The prolonged heat commenced at the beginning of March, resulting in some berry shrivel and high baume levels, with approximately 5% of the region's fruit being left on the vine. Despite the challenges, proper and timely vineyard care resulted in excellent quality for Mitolo.

  Luminous Turkish Delight in colour, the 2008 Rose shows lifted perfumed notes with hints of raspberry and strawberry, palate is fresh, clean and tangy. Although bone dry, a cool fermentation has released mouth filling complexity and richness.

  • "Light, bright pink. Redcurrant and wild strawberry on the nose, with a nervy blood orange note adding energy. Clean and dry, with sharply focused red berry and citrus flavors and good mineral snap. This grown-up wine shows very good finishing cut but also gained weight with air, suggesting that it will stand up to full-flavored foods." 90 Points International Wine Cellar

  • "Pale pomegranate hue. Crisp scents of raspberry and wild cherry. Juicy flavors of wild cherry and cassis. Silky tannins in the refreshing close." 90 Points Wine News

  • "Bright fuschia pink; attractive red fruits dance the song to a beat of dry spicy minerality. Good food style." 91 Points James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2010