Korta Katarina Winery Penny Lane (Rosé)
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2025
Korta Katarina Winery Penny Lane (Rosé) 2025 - OutstandingTasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW & Ben Bernheim
From the hottest part of Croatia and made with the powerful indigenous variety Plavac Mali, it would be easy to expect a full-bodied dark rosé. This wine expertly plays with the variety's concentration, controlling it with oak and maintaining fresh elegance. Light salmon pink, with intense blood orange and wild strawberry aromas with a whisper of spicy vanilla. On the palate there is ripe cherry fruit and beautifully integrated, barely perceptible oak structure. Juicy elegance.
Tasted May 2026This tasting note was included in this report and this story:
About us
We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).
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