Leo The Rooster Crisp Dry Rosé 2024 from South East Australia is a pale, refreshing style made for easy summer drinking, sourced from multiple sites to deliver a clean, bright, great value rosé that really lives up to the “crisp and dry” promise. Expect light red berry and watermelon notes with a gentle floral lift rather than anything sweet or confected.

On the palate this Leo The Rooster Crisp Dry Rosé is light bodied, brisk and thirst quenching, showing fresh strawberries, raspberry and watermelon with a fine line of acidity that keeps it bone dry and wonderfully smashable. It is all about refreshment, simplicity and drinkability, ideal served well chilled and poured generously on warm days.

Food wise, it is spot on with prawns, grilled fish, charcuterie, crunchy salads or a plate of dips and flatbread, where its dry finish and gentle red fruit notes won’t overwhelm the food. It is a smart, inexpensive rosé to list by the glass or feature as a house pour.