Tasting Notes
The Cigale Rosé comes from Pete Schell of Spinifex fame (one of Australia's true masters of the grown-up, savoury Rosé style). The fruit is 100% Barossa from the same vineyards as the Spinifex wines. The wines are a touch more open and forward in style yet retain the trademark savouriness of the Spinifex Rosé. Fantastic value.
Producer
Spinifex/Cigale
Peter Schell and Magali Gely have had a home in the Barossa Valley for over ten years and hold a strong commitment to and passion for the Barossa. They also have a strong French connection, both physically and philosophically. Magali's family, who up until recently were vignerons with a long lineage in Lunel, near Montpellier, still live in south west France, and over the last ten years Peter has worked six French vintages, in Provence, the Languedoc, Bordeaux and Burgundy. Time spent in the south of France has fuelled their interest in making unique, hand crafted wines with personality, which are generous and honest expressions of the varieties and their provenance. Grapes are sourced from a group of dedicated growers in both the Barossa and Eden Valleys, taking advantage of the great diversity of the soils and meso-climates of the Barossa to create wines with balance, character, depth of flavour and Barossan generosity.