2023 Cobaw Ridge Il Pinko Rose

95 pts
One of our favourite Aussie roses and a bloody unique one at that!
5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
4 Reviews

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Description

Alan and Nelly Cooper have been farming their small granite vineyard in the Macedon Ranges since the late ’80s. Everything at Cobaw Ridge is done the hard way – certified biodynamic farming, no irrigation, no shortcuts. Il Pinko is their rosé, made mostly from Syrah, picked early to keep it crisp and dry.

The fruit is pressed straight off skins and fermented with wild yeast before a short rest in old oak. The 2023 vintage is pale and savoury, with flavours of redcurrant, blood orange and a light, stony finish. It’s lean, refreshing and built for drinking, not overthinking.

One of our favourite Aussie roses and a bloody unique one at that!

94 points
"Flavours go on and on. Texture resets with each sip. What’s not to like? A ripper."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

Mike Bennie

Mike Bennie

The Wine Front 93 Points

Sometime some wines just slip through the cracks and get found down the back of the couch. Here’s one, and a delightful one at that. This is a rosé of syrah, but with lagrein in it too, due to the season.

A richer syrah rosé but not without the coolness of the site and reflective, briny mineral charm, bright acidity and light shimmer of slate-like tannin. Red cherry, tart raspberry, a bit of anise, a touch of white pepper and pine needle. It’s super refreshing, feels complex and layered in its personality. Flavours go on and on. Texture resets with each sip. What’s not to like? A ripper.

Jane Faulkner

Jane Faulkner

Halliday Wine Companion 95 Points

100% syrah. A pale coppery-orange with a pink blush. A lovely fragrance of roses, rosehips and cherry pips. A blood orange flavour, zest, too, toffee apple and a big dollop of raspberry cream, with a slick of phenolics giving this a bit more shape. And it is shapely, supple and smooth with light, tangy acidity keeping it buoyant.

Customer Reviews

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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
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4 reviews
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    Peter T.
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    4 years ago
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    2021 Cobaw Ridge Il Pinko Rose
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Superb wine

    This is just such a great wine. Delicious and complex at the same time. Really sits in the 'serious rose' side of things but without taking anything away from drinkability. Delicious.

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    2021 Cobaw Ridge Il Pinko Rose
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Cobaw, Il Pinko

    Delicious wine and super fast delivery

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    Brodie
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    5 years ago
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    2021 Cobaw Ridge Il Pinko Rose
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Delicious rose with class

    This here is a rose with plenty of texture and grip. One for the red drinkers who want something slightly chilled.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Rosé
Country Australia
Region Macedon Ranges
Australian State VIC
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 95
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure DIAM Cork

Cobaw Ridge

Alan and Nelly Cooper established their Macedon Ranges vineyard in 1985. The first certified organic and biodynamic winery in the region, the Coopers firmly believe that great wines are made in the vineyard so the vines and the integrity of their fruit are their first priorities.

They grow some of the region’s best examples of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Australia’s most sought-after example of Lagrein. Over the years Alan's winemaking approach has become more and more minimalist. With sulphur now the only addition in the winery and Alan using more inert vessels such as Qvevri, the Cobaw Ridge Wines have never looked better.

Small, family-owned, sensitively-grown, hand-crafted wines - this is why we love Australian wine.

Alan and Nelly Cooper Cobaw Ridge

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