2025 Bondar Rosé

Producer: Bondar  |  Region: McLaren Vale  |  Type: Rosé

About The Wine

A fresh and pure rosé, with layers of flavour, lovely grip and a super clean, refreshing finish.

Grenache plays the starring role in Bondar’s Rosé, weighing in at 90% of the blend with the balance Cinsault and Mataro. Most of the fruit comes from Andre and Selina Bondar’s Rayner vineyard, with a small portion of Grenache sourced from an old sandy site in Blewitt Springs. Most Grenache vines at the sandy Rayner Vineyard are 55 years old, with a small block of younger material also included in the mix. The Cinsault and Mataro are grown on the home site.

The '25 vintage was dry, warm and calm. Harvest started early on the 30th of January- 2-3 weeks earlier than usual. A four day-heatwave in February also tested the team, but the fruit held up well on the sandy soils. Harvest was well-concluded by late March. 

Andre used a variety of techniques to build complexity and texture. The young-vine and grower Grenache alongside the Cinsault fermented at cool temperatures to preserve bright, primary characters. Then, for weight, texture and savoury character, the older-vine Grenache from the Rayner vineyard and the Mataro fermented at warm temperatures in old oak. The result is a pure, fresh, layered rosé packed with juicy red fruit flavour, chalky, pithy grip and a refreshingly long watermelon drenched close. 

About Bondar

Based in McLaren Vale, South Australia, Bondar is a small, independent family run winery by the husband and wife team of Andre and Selina.

Their wines are made in the vineyard and their success lies first and foremost in their approach to planting and vineyard management. 

These are wines of outstanding quality. Bright, savoury, structured and mid-weight with superb concentration of flavour.

Snapshot

Region: McLaren Vale, SA

Country: Australia

Alcohol: 12.5%

Vintage: 2025

Size: 750ml

Closure: Screwcap

Variety: Grenache, Cinsault, Mataro