The Halliday Wine Companion Awards celebrate the top wines in Australia – as chosen by our esteemed wine critics who spend the year tasting and reviewing wine from across the country. Below, you'll find Australia's best rosé, along with the ratings awarded by the Tasting Team.
Grape variety and region are always important but, given the array of both on display here, the deciding factor with rosé is purpose-built growing, picking and making. Sutton Grange’s rosé is a perfect example; it has won this category three years running for a reason. Rosé is such an important category, commercially, now that the praises of the top examples probably aren’t sung as heartily as they should be.
2026 Best Rosé of the Year in Australia
Sutton Grange Winery Fairbank Rosé 2024, Central Victoria
96 points | Price when tasted $35
Following on from the Halliday Wine Companion Rosé of the Year Award for the '22 and '23 vintages, the '24 has big shoes to fill. It doesn't disappoint. Maintains the pretty-as-a-picture salmon-rose hues and flavours that boast serious rosé cred. A blend of syrah, cabernet sauvignon and sangiovese with a dash of viognier. Lifted spring blossom, musk, cranberry, wild strawberry and cherry with biscuit notes. Gently creamy on the palate, flavours run even and deep, enhanced by a spiciness and a lively acid drive. – Jeni Port
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The best rosé from the 2026 Companion
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Bondar Wines
Grenache Cinsault Rosé 2024
McLaren Vale -
Dominique Portet
Single Vineyard Rosé 2024
Yarra Valley -
Koomilya
Mataro Rosé 2024
McLaren Vale -
Nocturne Wines
Carbunup SR Rosé 2024
Margaret River -
Sutton Grange Winery
Fairbank Rosé 2024
Central Victoria Zone -
Vanguardist Wines
Botanic Series Rosé Grenache Syrah 2024
McLaren Vale -
Yeringberg
Rosé 2024
Yarra Valley -
Aravina Estate
Limited Release Grenache Rosé 2024
Margaret River -
Brokenwood
Rosato 2024
New South Wales Victoria -
Chalk Hill
Diana Mary Grenache Rosé 2024
McLaren Vale -
Cobaw Ridge
Il Pinko Syrah Rosé 2023
Macedon Ranges -
Colmar Estate
Pinot Rosé 2023
Orange -
CRFT Wines
Wild South Vineyard Mencía Rosé 2024
Barossa Valley -
De Bortoli
Vinoque Rosato 2024
Yarra Valley -
Deep Woods Estate
Rosé 2024
Margaret River -
Fishbone Wines
Black Label Rosé 2024
Margaret River -
Giant Steps
Rosé 2024
Yarra Valley -
Howard Park
Miamup Rosé 2024
Margaret River -
In Praise of Shadows
Sakura Rosé 2024
McLaren Vale -
Inkwell
Pink Cashmere Rosé 2024
McLaren Vale -
Joshua Cooper Wines
Rosé 2024
Central Victoria Zone Western Victoria Zone -
L.A.S. Vino
Albino PNO Rosé 2023
Margaret River -
La Kooki Wines
Rosé Blonde 2024
Margaret River -
Lake Breeze Wines
Rosato 2024
Langhorne Creek -
LVDO
Reserve Shiraz Rosé 2023
McLaren Vale -
mazi wines
Limited Release Rosé 2024
McLaren Vale -
Medhurst
Estate Vineyard Rosé 2024
Yarra Valley -
Mercer Wines
Rosato 2024
Orange -
MMAD Vineyard
Blewitt Springs Rosé 2024
McLaren Vale -
Mordrelle Wines
Garnacha Malbec Pinot Noir Rosé 2023
Langhorne Creek Adelaide Hills -
Mulline
Geelong Rosé 2024
Geelong -
TarraWarra Estate
Pinot Noir Rosé 2024
Yarra Valley -
tripe.Iscariot
Aspic Grenache Rosé 2023
Margaret River -
Turkey Flat
Rosé 2024
Barossa Valley -
Willunga 100 Wines
Grenache Rosé 2024
McLaren Vale -
Wines of Merritt
Rosé 2023
Margaret River -
Yangarra Estate Vineyard
Rosé 2024
McLaren Vale -
Yering Station
Village Rosé 2024
Yarra Valley
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This is an edited extract from the 2026 Halliday Wine Companion, with reviews by Dave Brookes, Jane Faulkner, Jeni Port, Katrina Butler, Marcus Ellis, Mike Bennie, Philip Rich, Shanteh Wale and Toni Paterson MW. Cover art by James Coe.
