2025 Marchand & Burch Village Rosé

This is consistently one of my favourite West Australian rosés. The first thing you notice is the brilliant pink colour — pale, yet with a luminous quality. It’s a combination of shiraz, pinot, and grenache from around the state, naturally fermented in older oak barriques. On the nose, there are all the strawberry and raspberry nuances, while on the light-bodied palate, that oak has contributed to a lovely textural feel. There’s vibrancy, there’s energy, and that light, bright fruit carries through to a very long finish. Yet another terrific little rosé under this brand.

Bright cerise. Fragrant and floral. Red summer berries, pink grapefruit, hibiscus tea, nectarine slices, peaches n’ cream confectionary, tomato leaf and dusty brown spice, Dry palate,
carrying good flesh and depth. Serious angles, with tight bright finish with chalky grip. A mature and worthy rosé.

Strawberries and cream, cinnamon on watermelon and pink grapefruit, red apple perfume and some lychee. The wine is glossy, sleek, with acidity matching and balancing the fruitiness upfront and bitter-spice in the back. Good rosé vibes.

I like this wine. The 2025 Village Rosé is perhaps a little darker than the previous vintage (from long-memory), yet it performs the same way on the palate. It has crunchy acidity, red apple and berry in abundance, with a wrap of dry phenolics that structure the wine in the mouth. This is very good drinking here.