Sutton Grange Winery sits in the granite country between Bendigo and the Macedon Ranges in central Victoria, farming organically grown estate vineyards on decomposed granite soils. The Fairbank range is the estate's approachable, earlier-drinking tier, and its rose is a multiple James Halliday Wine Companion Rose of the Year. Made in a Provencal idiom, it draws on estate fruit grown to retain freshness and delicate colour. The cool, elevated site and 2025 growing season preserved the bright acidity and pretty floral character that mark the wine, with early picking to hold the pale hue and crisp line.

Fruit destined for the rose is picked early and pressed gently to give the pale tea-rose to salmon colour and the delicate, Provencal-style aromatics of spring florals, musk and summer berries. Cool fermentation preserves the crunchy, bright acidity, while a period on fine lees builds the creamy, mealy texture and layered, savoury depth noted by reviewers. The wine is made dry and finished fresh. Alcohol is around 12.5%.