2025 Mason + Husband — Rosé

Winemakers: Mason + Husband
Varietals: 100% Cabernet Franc
Vineyard: Grimsby Hillside.
Viticultural Appellation: Lincoln Lakeshore

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Pick Date :October 13, 2025
pH : 3.47
TA : 6.24 g/L
Alcohol : 12.6%
Residual Sugar : 2g/L
Fermentation : Wild ferment, full malolactic

Ageing : Stainless

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WINEMAKER JOURNAL: Here we go with our fourth rendition of this rosé from Grimsby Hillside Vineyard. Every year is a bit of a challenge when you are not sourcing from your own estate. Keeps us on our toes. 

This year stayed true to its history and gave us a long slow ferment which speaks to the aromatics on the nose - really fresh notes of berries.  As always, this long fermentation comes with stress for the winemaking team and I think 2025 is the last for wild – just with the rosé of course. It’s a constant rollercoaster of lab tests, tasting, checking lids are sealed and dreaming about how tank 17 is doing. 

As much as we aim to avoid residual sugar, the acid is high – and perfect – but the wine just needed a subtle hint of residual sugar to round it out. Trust me, you won’t even notice it. 

Similar to our past rosés, the mid-palate shows texture with layers of flavor. We hope you’ll appreciate this wine for all its nuances.

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NOTES: These grapes were destemmed and whole berries into the press on a gentle pressing cycle. The must is then settled in a chilled tank for 48 hours and racked clean to a new tank. We aged a small portion in oak.  Super light in colour as skin contact is only the few hours the grapes spent in the press.

We always like to make bone dry wines, but here we had a great backbone of acidity, so we left the smallest touch of residual sugar to offset the crispness. Similar to last year’s rosé, the profile speaks for itself and the wine in bottle is refreshing and balanced. 

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TASTING NOTES: Medium aromatic intensity.  Nose offers up attractive notes of strawberry, melon, blood orange and rhubarb.  On the palate, acidity leads the way, packing an invigorating punch; but there is ample flesh and weight to balance the brisk acid backbone.  The wine is dry on the palate with refreshing flavours of cranberry, sour cherry, strawberry, lemon and a pleasing shortbread character which arises on the long finish.  This rosé provides great thirst-quenching vivacity aligned with some serious intensity and depth of flavour.  This would be a versatile accompaniment for a wide variety of foods such as grilled vegetables, poultry or pork or with an assortment of charcuterie and cheeses.  

Tasting notes by Ryan Gibson

PRICE: $28