NEWBLOOD Non-Alcoholic Rosé
82/100
How we scoreVerdict
Editorial VerdictDry, light, and bright — wild strawberry and watermelon with a rose-petal lift, then a clean citrus close. Eighty-two for freshness and balance, not for depth or length.
Verified facts
Evidence: Producer documented · 4 sources
- Sourced ABV <0.5% Retail listing
- Sourced Classification Dealcoholized Producer documentation
- Sourced Method Other method Producer documentation
- Sourced Origin Riverina, New South Wales, Australia Cited source
At a glance
- Flavor profile
- Strawberry
- Watermelon
- Rose
- Citrus
- Structure
- Dry
- Bright acidity
- No tannin
- Light body
- Short finish
- Crisp
- Still
Tasting notes
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Nose
Wild strawberry, watermelon, and rose petal — fresh berry-melon with a floral lift, not perfume-heavy.
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Palate
Crisp and dry from the first sip. Wild strawberry and watermelon carry the mid-palate on a light frame; bright acidity keeps the fruit taut rather than soft, jammy, or candy-sweet. No mid-weight to lean on — the acid and fruit do the work.
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Finish
Clean, citrus-tinged, and refreshing — fruit drops away quickly, leaving a short lift of citrus without sticky sweetness.
The wine
Dry first. The glass is light and crisp before the fruit fully lands — bright acidity on a lean frame, no residual sugar to soften the edges. That is the point of this pink: refreshment, not weight.
Wild strawberry and watermelon arrive with a rose-petal lift. The same fruit stays clean through the sip; acid keeps strawberry and melon taut rather than candy-sweet. What remains is short and citrus-tinged — it clears without sticky hang.
It will not give you mid-palate depth or a long savory close. Eighty-two sits on balance and honesty: fruit that still smells like fruit, dryness that holds, and a light body that still drinks like pale rosé when cold. Likeness is good for a dry pink — you get the berry-melon fruit and the taut acid line — without the density of a still Provençal glass. What it offers instead is clarity: fruit, acid, and a short citrus close, nothing more pretending to be there.
Serve it well chilled in a white-wine glass. Warm, the melon softens and the acid sharpens; cold keeps the strawberry bright and the citrus close clean. For a patio pour or a light lunch, that dry, refreshing line is enough — easy to pour again.
How to drink it
Well chilled, white-wine glass.
How it was made
Classification Dealcoholized
Evidence status Producer documented
Estate wine made first, then alcohol removed by triple distillation. Importer lists 100% Syrah. Producer PDP does not print a numeric ABV.
Method: Triple distillation at low temperature after traditional winemaking (producer brand copy; US importer tech sheet)
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Abv: Public record uses <0.5% until a producer label or tech sheet confirms an exact residual.
- Sugar: Serving sizes differ; both retained until a single producer nutrition block is confirmed.
Product record history
Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
Product record history
- Reviewed and published.
- Production_type — Sourced check for production_type.
- Dealcoholization_method — Sourced check for dealcoholization_method.
- Open Abv — Public record uses <0.5% until a producer label or tech sheet confirms an exact residual.
- Open Sugar — Serving sizes differ; both retained until a single producer nutrition block is confirmed.
Sources
Product facts are only as strong as their sources. Editorial tasting notes are opinion.
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Producer: traditional winemaking then alcohol removed via triple distillation.
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