Brennan Rose

The Brennan family were one of the first in Central Otago’s Gibbston Valley to plant vines back in the mid 90s. For many years Sean (the winemaker, aka Mr Brennan) sold their fruit to Peregrine just down the road. Given how kick arse Peregrine’s wines are that’s a real testament to these guys.

They’re famous for their Pinot Noir (with some seriously big international accolades in the trophy cabinet) and have even been snapped being guzzled on a hit TV show in the US (Big Bang Theory). But they also produce an awesome range of aromatic style wines, like this 2019 vintage Rosé.

This is a Rosé that’s one of a kind – it’s produced from 72% Tempranillo and 28% Zinfandel (most NZ Rosé is typically Pinot Noir, Merlot or Malbec grapes). The result is a really delicious, dry style that’s full of refreshing, strawberry and berry fruit flavours with some savoury characters in there too.

This is the kind of slightly more full bodied Rosé that will pair nicely with the usual salads, seafood and white meats but will also stand up to some red meats like snags on the BBQ!