Rosé 2024

Tasting Notes

A delicate rose iridescent pink, this elegant wine recalls aromas of red berries, red apple skin, and tamarillos, enhanced by floral, spice, and citrus notes.
The palate is fresh and silky, suggesting layers of lime, fennel, strawberry, red currants, and summer herbs. A velvety, strawberry sorbet mouthfeel is offset by a savoury backbone—this delicious medium-dry wine has a sliver of sweetness balanced by a vibrant touch of salty minerality and a lively, clean finish.

Expert Reviews

CAMERON DOUGLAS MS: 94pt

“Fragrances and flavours of red melon and fresh raspberry, there’s a mix of wet stony soil and nettles, then a fresh tropical punch quality. Crisp and dry with very fine chalky textured fruit tannins, a backbone of acidity layers in energy and saline suggestion. A lovely example—ripe, fruity, textured, and lengthy. As always, a wine of balance and impact.” Best drinking from 2024 through 2027.

In the Vineyard 

Like most North Island regions, we experienced one of the most challenging vintages in our history here at Brick Bay. The lack of sunshine hours during the waterlogged winter of 2023—and in fact much of that year—led to extremely poor bud initiation in 2024. The very light flowering resulted in our volumes of fruit being extremely low. Although summer eventually arrived, there was little fruit to ripen. Our yield for this vintage was the lowest in decades.

In the Winery

Due to our low cropping levels in 2024, we were fortunate to benefit from our winemaker-led collaboration, incorporating Waimauku fruit to augment our Brick Bay volumes while retaining our signature Brick Bay style. The grapes were gently pressed, left on their skins for a short time to achieve the desired colour and flavour profile, then vinified at cool temperatures in stainless steel. Stop-fermentation achieved an exceptional fruit/acid/sugar balance in this wine.

Ageing Potential

As with most rosés, this wine is designed to be enjoyed over the summer following harvest. However, ageing accentuates the dried fruit characters