Hossio Rosé 2024 | Limited Edition

from £21.84 per bottle

Tasting Notes:  an elegant, dry Portuguese rosé, shaped by Serra d'Ossa and crafted with intention.  Salmon in colour, clear and bright. The nose offers grapefruit and yellow stone fruit, lifted by subtle florals. On the palate: balanced and rounded, lively acidity and a refreshing finish true to its Alentejo origin.

This character comes from careful winemaking. The grapes are harvested by hand at night, then pressed gently and directly — a method that protects the fruit and preserves the wine's freshness. The wine matures for a minimum of six months in stainless steel, retaining its lively, youthful character.

Food Pairing Suggestions:

Grapefruit, stone fruit, and floral notes give this rosé range at the table. The acidity cuts through richer starters and creamy salads, and carries well into fish and seafood. It holds its own with sushi and umami-forward dishes, balancing soy without overpowering it. The floral character also suits white meats — grilled chicken, turkey — and dishes built on herbs and spice.

Grape Varieties

Touriga Nacional
Portugal's signature grape, prized for its aromatic intensity. As a red variety it typically shows dark fruit — blackberry, plum — with herbal notes of liquorice and mint, and a structural core lifted by violet florality.

Aragonês
Known as Tempranillo in Spain, and as Aragonez or Tinta Roriz elsewhere in Portugal. It offers ripe red fruit — cherry, plum, raspberry — layered with spice, tobacco, and earthy undertones.

In Hossio Rosé, the roles shift: Touriga Nacional lends its perfume and lift, while Aragonês provides the structure and acidity that give the wine its backbone.

Production and sustainability

Hossio began with two people and a neglected vineyard in Serra d'Ossa. What we make comes from that work — night-harvested by hand, minimal intervention, shaped by the land rather than imposed on it.

Water is treated as a resource to manage, not assume. For the first two months of the irrigation season, vines are watered with rainwater drawn from an old nora, a traditional Portuguese waterwheel well. Irrigation is calibrated by sensor-measured soil and water levels throughout, so vines receive only what they need.

Deliveries

Available in mainland England and Wales.  Enquire for other locations