2022 Idee Fixe Brut Rose, Margaret River

Idée Fixe. Noun, [ee-dey feeks], French. A fixed idea. Obsession.

Making méthode traditionnelle wines has been a quiet obsession of Vasse Felix for decades. This fixation led to the serendipitous discovery of a mysterious clone of Chardonnay, grown in the deep south of Margaret River, where the calcareous soils overlay limestone and the Southern Ocean brings persistent cloud and biting cold winds.

A poised Rosé of pale salmon hues with a fine, energetic bead. Alluring notes of freshly gathered strawberries, red cherry and goji berries unfold above fragrant intimations of crunchy white nectarine and baked pastries. Exuberant with perky minerality, the palate transitions elegantly from hints of Australian finger lime pearls, racy cherry and pink rose petal, to an energetic sea foam mousse. Fruit purity is celebrated by the delicate dosage.