Watershed Shades Rose
$1699each
$203DOZEN
WineryWatershed
Fruit Shiraz Merlot
Regions Margaret River
  Western Australia
Each $16.99
$203.00
Currently out of stock
Watermelon hued, redolent with juicy fruit, piquant of spice, slightly tangy with revitalizing citrus acid, evocative of aeroplane jelly and iced tea. As exquisitely balanced as it is complex, Shades make a Rosé that stands apart from the rest, cannily fashioned to a mouthfilling Tavel styling, brief contact on skins makes the colour and infuses the palate with a lick of lip pursing tannin. A luscious pink wine, flavoursome enough to stand on it's own and sophisticated enough for pairing off with fine gourmandise.
A mostly Shiraz wine with a smaller component of Merlot. The best vineyard sites around Margaret River's inner sanctum were selected by the Watershed estate's founders on the basis of soils and climactic aspects. Harvest of fruit is determined when the balance of flavour, acid and skin colours are optimal, the intention being to capture the essential elements of Margaret River's unique maritime influences, sealing the virtues of vineyard within a rich and racey, deeply flavoured Rosé wine. Following harvest, components are crushed and steeped on skins to acquire optimal depth of colour. Following fermentation, the separate batches are assembled into the finished wine.
TASTING NOTES
A beautiful light garnet rose colour. Bouquets are complex, strawberries with lifted plum and violet, lifted aromas of strawberries and cream. A vibrantly fruit driven palate completed by subtle hints of raspberry on the fresh soft finish. An awesome food wine, suited to barbeques, Asian recipes and Al fresco cuisine.
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Watershed is a dividing rise of land between two bodies of water. Watershed means to go to a new and higher level of understanding, an awakening
The Watershed label was designed by Roland Butcher and incorporates a purple room with a four paned window on the wall. Green vines can be seen looking out of the window, however, the main focus is a ray of light streaming through the glass and diffusing across the floor, symbolizing a human being’s stream of consciousness - a creative but almost uncontrollable thought process, spurred on by small inspirations, all leading to a final revelation, or awakening. Watershed»