"Direct press of both red and white grapes. A long slow vertical press over five days. All grapes are from our vineyards placed on the hillside southeast of Valvignères – the area called Valgrand. We harvested Grenache Noir and Blanc the same day and mixed the two varieties directly in the pressoir. Following fermentation has taken place in a fiberglass cuve. The short élevage over winter and spring has been on the lies, which explains the more complex bitterness and aromatic profile.

As we do often, the grapes were harvested very ripe. This gives of course a higher alcohol, but at the same time aromas that are less likely to found in wines made from Grenache. We think, in this case specifically, of flavors like grapefruit and rose leaves. These flavors, combined with the very light rosé color - closer to white than rosé, places our first Rosé of 2023 a little bit out of the category Rosé – If you’re more comfortable by calling it white rather than rosé, we’re completely okay with that. We bottled the wine in June, directly from the cuve, without making any soutirage."

Notes from Anders F. Steen & Anne B. Blauert, about the 2025 release