NV Jansz Premium Brut Rose Tasmania 750 ml

Champagne icon Louis Roederer couldn’t resist this land. 

When the iconic Champagne house looked abroad for a terroir that could meet their incredibly high standards, they landed in the cool, windswept hills of Pipers River. That’s where they founded Jansz Tasmania, confident that the winery would produce traditional-method sparklers of profound complexity and sophistication. 

This Premium Cuvée Brut Rosé proves them right.

An array of wild strawberry, rose, brioche, and almond aromas tease a palate that’s poised between creamy texture and fresh levity. Red currant, cranberry, and citrus zest ride a wave of acidity and minerality to a refreshing, dry finish. It’s “a cracking traditional method wine,” says Decanter, delivering “shoulder-dropping joy and a reminder of the simple pleasures in life.” 

Tasmanian sparkling-wine producers enjoying skyrocketing popularity today are deeply indebted to Jansz—now owned by the Hill-Smith family of Yalumba fame—for creating the region’s first méthode traditionnelle bubbly. Yet the winery calls the style méthode Tasmanoise because they didn’t want to simply mimic Champagne. They wanted to showcase Tasmania’s gorgeous cool-climate terroir.

This rosé does just that. It’s sourced from vineyards across Tasmania, weaving a tapestry of the island’s best sites. In the northern Pipers River region, near-constant breezes off the Bass Strait keep temperatures moderate, allowing grapes to ripen slowly and develop intense flavors. Farther south in the Coal River Valley, the long, dry growing season and cooling influence from the Tasman Sea negotiate a balance of bold fruit and acidity.

Jansz put the wine through 100% malolactic fermentation and rested it for 24 months on the lees, delivering an elegant and versatile rosé, with the texture and balance to pop tableside or contemplate on its own.