Joshua Cooper is interested in letting the vineyard express itself. Different Drop
Joshua Cooper is making some of the most compelling and adventurous wines around. He works in the Macedon Ranges region, utilising the winery and equipment of his parents at their Cobaw Ridge vineyard, but he also sources grapes from other parts of central and western Victoria, such as Bendigo, Sunbury and the Pyrenees as well as Macedon.
“This incarnation of our rosé is inspired by two of my great wine loves, the wines of Clos Cibonne and Château Simone, offering a mid-way point between complexity and structure and outright drinkability.” – Joshua Cooper
Joshua has experience working in Burgundy, Chablis and Portugal, as well as several high-level Australian wineries including Tyrrell’s, Yabby Lake, Hewitson, Chapoutier Australia, and Hanging Rock Winery.
He holds a degree in oenology and viticulture from the University of Adelaide. He’s judged in several wine shows and was included in the Len Evans Tutorial in 2019.
He’s interested in letting the vineyard express itself and is into minimal intervention. The only thing he adds to his wines is a small addition of sulphur dioxide.
The latest wine to impress me is the 2023 Joshua Cooper Rosé (AUD $45), made with merlot, cabernet sauvignon, syrah and cabernet franc grapes sourced from Central and Western Victoria (mainly Macedon Ranges and Pyrenees).
He says:
“This incarnation of our rosé is inspired by two of my great wine loves, the wines of Clos Cibonne and Château Simone, offering a
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