The Official Rosé of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Rooted in the classic dry Provençal style with a delicately fruity flavour profile, Babylonstoren Mourvèdre Rosé 2024 has notes of crushed pomegranate, the sweet freshness of watermelon and a subtle punch of acidity.
MOMENTS IN THE GARDEN
The Babylonstoren garden, an alcove of ever-changing moments, guided by the symphony of the seasons, is one of only two Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Partner Gardens in Africa.
It is surrounded by a working fruit and wine farm in the Franschhoek Valley, complete with a luxury hotel, spa, winery, farm-to-fork restaurants, and farm shops alongside the garden of wonderment and diversity.
It tells the story of the Winelands and its people, their Cape Dutch heritage and the sheer joy of gardening.
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MOMENTS IN THE VINEYARD
The 2024 Mourvèdre Rosé is the result of a heated summer romance. A hot season moved the cellar team to pick the mourvèdre block in the last weeks of January already – almost a month earlier than previous years.
In the cellar, the pace persisted. Skin contact was kept to a fleeting touch to ensure only the slightest blush of colour from the destemmed berries. The new wine was fermented in stainless steel tanks for three weeks, with one month of ageing on the fine lees. Then bottling, a few weeks before the darling was whisked away by boat to the UK to take her place of honour alongside the Chelsea blooms.
"Our unique location on the southernmost tip of the African continent means we have one of the earliest rosés to be harvested and bottled in the southern hemisphere. Guests at the Chelsea Show are the first to taste this brand-new vintage."
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JOIN THE CLUB
Be part of the UK Babylonstoren Wine Club and never miss a moment. Members receive six hand-picked wines, curated by the Babylonstoren winemakers every quarter, as well as:
- Complimentary membership to Babylonstoren’s sister estate, The Newt in Somerset, valid for one year.
- A saving of more than 20% on Babylonstoren wines allocated to Wine Club members as part of their quarterly delivery.
- A special gift from Babylonstoren with each quarterly delivery.
- Free delivery to your door.
- £100 per quarter.
STAY
Voted the best hotel in southern Africa in the 2023 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards for a third consecutive year, the Babylonstoren Farm Hotel collection is relaxed yet well heeled, honouring the Boland’s farming heritage in an unpretentious and authentic way.
"We’d like visitors to ground themselves again. To enjoy the mountains all around as much as we do, pick their own healthy fruit and veg, play pétanque, swim in the farm dam, enjoy an hour in the spa, eat a simple, fresh dish at one of the restaurants, walk up the conical Babylonstoren hill, await sunset with a glass of wine in hand, and then slip in between sheets of crisp linen and drift away ... more or less."
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SAVOUR EVERY SIP
The 2024 Mourvèdre Rosé – as well as Babylonstoren's the full range of wines – is available to buy and be delivered from our friends at The Newt in Somerset.