l'Altra Light Red, 2025

Mostly made from the grapes behind the estate's rose, so it drinks like a red with the weight of a pink. From a tiny biodynamic farm high in the hills outside Melbourne.

A light red from Alan and Nelly Cooper's biodynamic vineyard, 610 metres up in the Macedon Ranges. Most of it is Syrah pressed off as if for rose, with a little Pinot Noir and Lagrein for colour. It is pale garnet, smelling of red roses and sour cherry, with cranberry, ginger spice and a herbal lift. It is juicy and tangy with barely any grip.