Rosé Report 2025: Top Three

Introduction

The Rosé Report 2025 is now out. There were 40 entries received from 38 producers and these were tasted blind (labels out of sight) by a three-person panel, scoring done according to the 100-point quality scale.

Top Three

The three best wines overall are:

93

Groot Phesantekraal 2025
Price: R110
Wine of Origin: Cape Town
Abv: 12.37%

93

Vinevenom Shining NV No. 4
Price: R200
Wine of Origin: Swartland
Abv: 13.12%

92

Waterford Rose-Mary 2025
Price: R166
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Abv: 12.5%

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About the category

Rosé refers to wines coloured any shade of pink from hardly perceptible to pale red. There are many ways to make rosé wines but the most common technique is a short maceration of the juice with the skins of dark coloured grapes just after crushing for a period just long enough to extract the required amount of colour.

In France, rosés are particularly common in warmer, southern regions where there is local demand for a dry wine refreshing enough to drink on a hot summer’s day but still bears some relation to red wine. Provence in the far southeast of the country is the region most famous for its rosé, Bandol the most prestigious appellation.

What does top Rosé go for?

The average price of the 27 wines to rate 90-plus is R137.

Best buy

Offering the best quality relative to price is Du Toitskloof Pinotage 2025 with a rating of 90 and selling for R80 a bottle.

Floral perfume and red berries on the nose. A slight sweetness on entry, bright acidity and a dry finish.

To read the report in full, including key findings, tasting notes for the top wines, buying guide (wines ranked by quality relative to price) and scores on the 100-point quality scale for all wines entered, download the following: Rosé Report 2025