Spinifex’s Provençe-styled rosé is among the best this country offers; no surprises, 2024 is another home run. From the very first vintage—a rosé fermented in a single barrel up-ended on its head—to the latest release, Pete Schell admits that his relationship with rosé has been a love affair, and the flame still burns bright! This year, the blend comprises Grenache (62%) and Mataro (38%) sourced from four dry-grown sites in Angaston, Ebenezer, Vine Vale and the southern end of the Bethany foothills. Soils vary across the sites from gravelly sand to red clay, and vine age ranges from 25 to 90 years. The (predominantly) bush vines are dry-grown. Each batch spent two to six hours on skins before being pressed to tank for fermentation. A small portion of the wine went through malolactic conversion, and maturation took place on lees in tank for six months. The resulting wine offers the kind of energy and snappy, crunchy lines that we have come to expect from the godfather of dry Australian rosé.