2025 Sutton Grange Fairbank Rose

96 pts
Lovely, playful release of simply one of Australia's premier Roses!

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Sutton Grange has basically dominated the Australian Rosé scene lately, having picked up Best Rosé in the Halliday Wine Companion three years running. This 2025 Fairbank release is all about maintaining that momentum.

It’s a bit of a "kitchen sink" blend of Syrah, Cabernet, Sangiovese, and a splash of Viognier, all grown organically on the granite slopes of Mount Alexander. Wineamker Chris Smales ferments it in old French oak, which gives it a creamy, biscuity weight without making it feel heavy.

It’s got a lovely salmon hue and is packed with cranberry, wild strawberry, and a bit of mandarin peel. You get these exotic notes of fennel and cumin that make it feel savoury and  a bit 'grown-up.' It’s bone-dry with a crunch like a fresh red apple, but that little hit of creaminess in the mid-palate adds an extra dimension.

It’s easy to see why it’s become the benchmark for Central Victorian Rosé; it’s just a super-polished, reliable bottle that never misses the mark.

96 points
"A multiple Halliday award winner, and each year it just gets it so right... A wine filled with crunchy, bright acidity and life. With or without food, it's a star."
- Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 points - "A multiple Halliday award winner, and each year it just gets it so right – from the brilliant tea rose and salmon hues, the oh-so pretty spring floral aromas, musk and summer berries that transform into something deeper and more concentrated on the palate. It is very much a layered, complex young rosé, with additional savoury wild herbals and cranberry, and creamy mealy notes, yet it remains a wine filled with crunchy, bright acidity and life. With or without food, it's a star." - Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)

93 points - "Pale crimson in colour, generously flavoured, ripped with spice and then both juicy and dry through the finish. This is another excellent release from Sutton Grange/Fairbank. The fruit – cherries, raspberries, some orange notes, some strawberries – comes across as both juicy and jellied, with crushed fennel and cumin notes adding a touch of the exotic. Lovely wine." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

92 points - "A terrific food wine that screams for tapas, pizza and paella, this Sutton Grange Fairbank Rosé is a reliable go-to. Expressive and alive with tangelo, mandarin peel and crushed rose petals laying a most inviting foundation, there is a creamy milk bottle lollie-like undertow that ups the delish factor. Softly spiced with a red apple crunch, the finish reaches long and urges you to return. Thoroughly enjoyable, a big tick from me." - Q Wine Reviews

Fairbank Rose - Three Time Winner of Best Rosé in Australia

The 2025 Fairbank Rosé upholds our tradition of creating highly enjoyable rosé wines from our own harvest. Staying true to previous releases, this wine boasts a lively hue of salmon rose. A blend of syrah, cabernet sauvignon, sangiovese with a dash of viognier - delivers lifted spring blossom, musk, cranberry, wild strawberry and cherry with biscuit notes with gentle creaminess and finishes with even, deep flavours balanced by spiciness and a lively acid drive.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Rosé
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Variety Style ["Shiraz Blends"]
Country Australia
Region Bendigo
Australian State VIC
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 96
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
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