2026 Rosily Sauvignon Blanc, Margaret River

Light straw hue with a pungent roast-chicken reductive aroma that has smoky, tomato bush and linament traces. The finish is firmed up by some phenolics and a little astringency. Drink to 2031.

86 points Huon Hooke for The Real Review, October 2026

The fruit for Rosily's 2026 Sauvignon Blanc  was night harvested, crushed and pressed before a slow, cool fermentation. 20% of the wine was then matured for six weeks in new French oak abrrels, and the final blend includes a 6.5% parcel of Semillon for added complexity and palate weight.

Ripe and generous in style, the wine is intended to be enjoyed with a year or so from harvest.

About this producer

Rosily Vineyard is a 12-hectare site located in the northern Wilyabrup sub-region of the Margaret River and named after a French cartographer involved in the French explorations of Western Australia in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The first vines were planted in 1995 using cuttings from the Moss Wood vineyard, and the site has been certified organic since 2019. The soil types vary across the sloping property from deep gravelly loams to lighter sandy soils over a clay base, with twelve varieties matched to the soil and the style of wine sought. Vineyard manager Sam Castleden knows each one intimately, as he planted the first ones.

Sam’s annual work is brought to the bottle by long term winemaker Mike Lemmes, who after a few years of brewing ciders returned to Rosily in time for the 2023 vintage. All wines are made from estate grown fruit.