Wild House Rose
£9.99
£13.32 per litre · incl. 20% VAT
Only 1 bottle left
Pink wine with a wild streak. This is rosé for people who think they don't love rosé: bone-dry, taut and properly food-friendly, built from Grenache Noir grown on the sandy, granite soils of the Swartland. Crushed redcurrant, a savoury edge and a finish with real crunch. Chill it hard, pour generously, and watch the bottle vanish.
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Our Verdict
We taste a lot of rosé, and most of it blurs into one pale, polite puddle. This one does not. It has the dry bite and savoury depth of a serious Swartland red, just in pink form, and that granitic crunch on the finish is what kept us coming back. It is the bottle we reach for when friends say they don't like rosé, because it converts them every time. Stock is limited at the moment, so if you want it for the warmer months, don't wait. Honestly one of the best value pink wines we list.
Tasting Notes
A pale, vibrant pink that signals the dry, taut style to come. The nose leads with fresh redcurrant and crushed red berries, lifted by a ripe, gently savoury edge that keeps it serious rather than sweet. On the palate it has real weight for a rosé, with tangy cranberry and sour cherry running through a core of bright acidity. The finish is where it earns its keep: crunchy, faintly sandy in texture, and long enough to make this a rosé that genuinely works at the table.
About This Wine
Here is the rosé that changes minds. Forget pale, sweetish, forgettable pink wine. This is a dry, characterful Grenache rosé from the Swartland, that hot, wild stretch of South Africa's Coastal Region about 65km north of Cape Town where low-intervention winemaking has become an art form. The fruit is picked at dawn from younger Grenache Noir vines, with a portion of whole bunches pressed straight into tank and left to ferment naturally. No fuss, no heavy hand. What ends up in the glass is a vibrant pale pink wine with fresh redcurrant and crushed red berries on the nose, a gently savoury undertone, and a palate that is properly dry and taut. Think cranberry and sour cherry, balanced acidity, and a finish with a lightly sandy, granitic texture that gives it real grip. It is also vegan and vegetarian-friendly, made from sustainably farmed grapes. That structure is exactly why this works so well at the table. Drink it well chilled on its own as an aperitif, or pour it alongside simply grilled fish, roast chicken, or a big summer salad when the British weather finally plays along. At under a tenner it is a brilliant everyday find, and we deliver across the UK, so a summer's worth of it can land on your doorstep in a couple of days.
Food Pairing
This is a rosé built for eating, not just sipping. Its dry, taut frame and tangy acidity cut beautifully through simply grilled fish, a lemony roast chicken, or charred prawns off a summer barbecue. It also handles a Mediterranean spread with ease: think tomato salads, olives, and grilled vegetables. Chilled hard and poured on a warm afternoon, it works just as happily on its own.
- —Simply grilled sea bass with lemon
- —Lemon and herb roast chicken
- —Chargrilled prawn skewers
- —Tomato, olive and feta salad
- —Griddled courgettes and peppers with olive oil
How to Serve
Decanting
No decanting needed. This is a fresh, naturally made rosé designed to be poured straight from a cold bottle, where its redcurrant lift and crunchy finish show best.
Ageing & Cellaring
Drink this young and fresh. It is made for immediate, joyful drinking, with no additions and natural fermentation capturing that bright fruit at its peak. Enjoy within a year or two of release while the redcurrant snap and zesty acidity are at their most vivid.
The Land
You can taste the place here. The Grenache grows on sandy, granitic soils typical of Swartland's coastal stretches, where decomposed granite drains sharply and reflects heat back into the canopy. That combination gives the wine its lightly sandy, mineral texture on the finish and keeps the red fruit fresh and taut rather than soft or jammy.
The Winemaking
This is rosé made by feel, not by formula. Younger-vine Grenache Noir is picked at dawn while the fruit is still cool, then pressed straight into tank. A portion of whole bunches goes in too, lending that crunch and gently grippy texture you notice on the finish. From there it is left alone: a natural ferment with no additions, no fining, and only a coarse filtration. The result is a dry, taut, savoury style that keeps Grenache's bright red-fruit lift intact and tastes refreshingly honest.
About the Producer
Boutinot
Paul Boutinot spent years searching the world for a site that could make wine on his terms. He found it on the Schapenberg, a windswept ridge above Somerset West looking out over False Bay and the Atlantic. From day one Waterkloof was farmed organically, with biodynamic conversion following soon after. Cattle, sheep and goats roam the estate producing compost and grazing cover crops, and draught horses do the work tractors usually do, keeping the soil loose and alive. Cellarmaster Nadia Barnard, who joined at the very beginning and now runs the cellar, takes those naturally balanced grapes and gives them as little intervention as possible. It's farming as philosophy, and you can taste it.