SubRosa wine new releases – 2021

They’re here! Our SubRosa new release wines for 2021.

2020 SubRosa Grampians Viognier

The eagerly awaited 2020 SubRosa Grampians Viognier has finally arrived! We’re thankful to those who have patiently waited for our 2020 vintage release.

We produce Viognier when the grapes are the highest quality, which is why we did not produce a vintage in 2019. We are very proud of our 2020 Grampians Viognier.

This wine is a cracker. Beautiful aromas of stone fruit with great texture and complexity. We like to serve this wine at room temperature, much like you would a good soft cheese. In our house, Viognier is the go-to wine for a Sunday roast chicken, or, thanks to the versatility of the wine, is a great pairing for heartier dishes like pork, veal and even lamb!

Drinking beautifully now – or if you can, hold on to a couple of bottles/cases and see how it evolves over time (from five to seven years), This special, Grampians Viognier is a lovely wine to watch evolve.

RRP: $30

100 cases produced.

Naturally fermented and matured for nine months in French oak. Vegan-friendly.

Limited availability – two bottles / order.

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2018 SubRosa Pyrenees Nebbiolo

Jenni Port of Halliday Wine Companion describes our 2018 SubRosa Pyrenees Nebbiolo as a “pretty complex picture”. And recommends you “give it time in the cellar”. We agree, but it’s also drinking really well right now. We enjoy our 2018 Pyrenees Nebbiolo with pizza or pasta and as the weather gets warmer with friends as we BBQ.

RRP: $45

190 cases produced.

Matured for 16 months in French oak.  No fining or filtration. Vegan-friendly.

Huon Hooke describes our 2018 Nebbiolo as:

Like a pinot with tannin.

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2018 SubRosa Grampians Shiraz 

Ah Grampians Shiraz. It’s why we are here. This vintage of our Grampians Shiraz is best summed up by Huon Hooke who awarded it 96 points.

Deep, rich, bright colour, with a smoky-char and earthy-ironstone shiraz nose, surprisingly complex for its years and savoury, the palate likewise supple, mellow, savoury and multi-layered. Toasty, pepper-spicy, the palate elegantly crafted and refined, with a core of fruit sweetness and finishing with lovely balance and completeness. Harmony and charm. A really superb shiraz, and great value.

RRP: $30

100 cases produced.

Naturally fermented and matured for 16 months in French oak.

Drink by 2028. No fining. Vegan-friendly.

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Coming soon: 2021 SubRosa Pyrenees Nebbiolo Rosé

What are vegan-friendly wines?

SubRosa produces vegan-friendly wine – but what does that mean?

Vegan or vegan-friendly wine is made without animal products.

You may wonder how or why animal products are used in the fermentation of grapes?

Winemakers can use a processing aid like bentonite (clay), egg whites, casein (a protein found in milk) or isinglass (a fish derived product), to remove tiny particles of sediment in a wine that cannot be removed by filtration. This process will give the wine a distinct clarity and is called fining.

Adam Louder, SubRosa winemaker, starts the winemaking process with some of the best quality grapes in the region. He nurses the grapes through fermentation with aim of producing the highest quality wines from the Grampians and Pyrenees.

Adam will only fine a wine if it will improve and enhance its quality. He uses bentonite (clay) to fine SubRosa’s Viognier and Rosé, if he didn’t the wine could lose its clarity, or look hazy in your glass!

Raise a glass of vegan-friendly SubRosa wine today – happy world vegan day!

SubRosa named in Top Wineries of Australia list for third year

SubRosa has been named as one of the Top Wineries of Australia in 2021 and awarded a Certificate of Excellence according to Huon Hooke and his team at the Real Review.

According to The Real Review, who review 10,000 wines each year, the Certificate of Excellence is awarded to a select group of wineries that consistently produce excellent wine. The Top Wineries list is a national benchmark.

Certificate recipients are determined by a proprietary algorithm, which takes into account the rating and recency of reviews by The Real Review team over the assessment period.

Recent reviews include SubRosa 2018 Grampians Shiraz (96 points) and SubRosa 2018 Pyrenees Nebbiolo (93 points).

SubRosa has been recognised in this list of impressive wineries since 2019.