Sugrue Rose Ex Machina 2018
HED27946
75 cl
Pay ex-VAT when shipping outside the UK
- Order by 2PM for same-day dispatch.
Producer not on the naming of this rose “Greek tragedies were full of dreams and scandal. Calamitous plots, based upon the myths of the time which often left the poor protagonists desperate and without hope. Sometimes, the situations were so complicated they seemed impossible to resolve. In such circumstances, a Deus Ex Machina (Latin for "God from the machine") would be introduced suddenly and unexpectedly, surprising the audience and solving the seemingly insoluble problem being acted out on stage. These not only delighted the audience, but brought about a happy ending too. Just like our Rosé Ex Machinas”
The 2018 is a blend of 70% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier, 10% Chardonnay, fermented in stainless steel with no malolactic and 20% red wine from Pinot Noir. With 4 and a half years on the lees followed by 12 months resting in bottle, the wine is poised and generous, with notes of blood orange, raspberries and just a hint of cream.
91 Robert Parker
17 Jancis Robinson
Deep, shining, copper-coral colour. It looks like sunrise on a crisp, clear-as-a-bell autumn morning. It tastes like sunrise on a crisp, clear-as-a-bell autumn morning. The tiny bubbles are like a shower of dewdrop diamonds, which seem to turn ruby-gemstone red as they meet the sweet flood of rose hip, red apple and clementine. And then it pixelates on the tongue, crystalline acidity and exquisitely precise fruit in a kaleidoscopic collision of dazzling dimensions. Breath-taking, spine-tingling purity shot forward, arrow-like, by acidity that tastes of blood oranges. A wine to watch the sun rise with … (TC)
You may also like