Cult Winemaker
Newly arrived… Ulithorne at Bacchant Wines.
Rose Kentish, Winemaker of the year finalist 2014, brings incredible wines from Europe and McLaren Vale. Rose Kentish and her husband Sam Harrison - deliver wines which are regularly featured in the UK's 100 Best Australian Wines, an annual list awarded by Matthew Jukes.
Since 2001, Rose has made small quantities of Latin-named wines - 'Frux Frugis' Shiraz, 'Paternus' Cabernet Shiraz, 'Chi' Grenache Shiraz, 'Flamma' Sparkling Shiraz and 'Dona' GSM from McLaren Vale.
Named McLaren Vale's best winemaker in 2008, Rose has received enthusiastic praise among industry peers: "these are cult wines" (Decanter) and "Cult wine in the waiting" (Max Allen).
In 2010, Rose and Sam packed up their 4 young children and moved to France to begin making wines from the South, including 'Epoch' - a Provencal Rosé, and 2 Corsican wines ("Corsus' and 'Immortelle' made from indigenous Corsican varieties. These wines she continues to make each year, packing up the finished wine and shipping it back to Australia for sale.
Rose aims to make wines that express pure fruit and soil. Her wines are elegant and restrained, with fruit quality being the essence.
Rose makes a selection of single vineyard wines, from the original family plantings at Ulithorne vineyard, as well as from her Kay's Road vineyard. She, with her husband Sam Harrison, are building a winery and cellar door on their Kays Road vineyard. Completion of the winery is expected in time for 2015 Vintage.
