2026 Halliday Top Rated

The best rosé in Australia

By The Tasting Team

The Sutton Grange Winery Fairbank Rosé 2024 has been named the best rosé in Australia.

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


Sutton Grange Winery Fairbank Rosé 2023, Central Victoria

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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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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.