Jansz Rosé NV Sparkling Wine

You know when you should buy Jansz rosé? Any time you're feeling romantic, any time you're feeling whimsical, any time you feel like doing a cartwheel for the sheer joy of it, or any time you feel like jumping like a springbok into the nearest river.

Why? Because this is such a joyful wine. It is deliciously soft and gentle, full of wild strawberries and clotted cream, with a poised acidity that will make you go and jump in the river all over again.

Tasmania is renowned as Australia’s home of great quality sparkling wine and the Jansz vineyard lies in the Tamar Valley in the heart of the Pipers River region in the northeast of this verdant island. With a mantle of red basalt soils and a cool climate moderated by the proximity of Bass Strait, the Jansz vineyards are ideal for allowing grapes to ripen slowly and develop the lingering acidity essential to produce a premium sparkling wine. Jansz was Tasmania’s first sparkling wine to be made according to the traditional méthod champenoise and, as the only Tasmanian specialist solely devoted to the art of sparkling winemaking, Jansz Tasmania has since come to describe the technique used in creating each of their definitive wines as Méthode Tasmanoise.

A blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, the wine underwent secondary fermentation in the bottle and was aged for a minimum of two years.

A vibrant pink colour, reminiscent of rosewater and salmon, this is a very delicate sparkling wine. With a lifted nose of delicate rose petal and Turkish delight, from the Pinot Noir, it goes on to display fresh cream and nougat, from the malolactic fermentation and extended aging on the lees. The palate is balanced, with layers of strawberries and creamy, fine fruit. It is dry and crisp on the finish, with a zingy acidity that makes it ideal for food, such as canapés or and fish and chips. Yum.