NV Ninth Island Sparkling Rosé $27

With the approach of summer and the festive season, this is the time of year for good affordable sparkling wine. This non-vintage blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier from vineyards in northern Tasmania is a real charmer. Pale salmon pink in colour, it's very well made, delivering plenty of dry, smooth, mouth-filling flavour in the red berry fruits spectrum. Indeed, buy a six-pack now for sharing next Christmas and you'll find a discernible improvement in mid-palate weight and texture. Great value, especially considering it's among few cool climate sparklings around this price point that are made by the traditional method. 

Source: Retail purchase. 

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