Rosé 2023 - 75cl - AOC Valais - Domaine des Petites Planètes

A rosé, all in freshness, at the edge of the water, is like a sweet embrace under the summer sky. Nothing equals this moment when, at the hour when the day fades, the wine refreshes the bodies, while the warm evenings invite tranquility and lightness. It is a suspended moment, where each sip seems to capture the very essence of summer, mixing simple pleasure and the distant murmur of the waves.

This rosé, both fresh and gourmet, comes from a plot of pinot noir, worked in direct press.

This wine was born in Switzerland. Here, no synthetic inputs, neither in the vineyard nor in the cellar. Instead, it is herbal infusions, fermented extracts and compost tea that watch over the vine, like benevolent companions, gently accompanying it at each stage of the season in addition to copper and sulfur to limit the spread of mildew and powdery mildew. Thus, this wine breathes the land that saw it grow, free and sincere, in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

Altitude of the plot 690 meters
Harvested by hand on September 11, 2023
Indigenous yeasts
Aged in vats for 6 months
1048 bottles

Grape varieties

100% Pinot Noir.

Vinification

No SO2 at the harvest, direct pressing upon arrival of the harvest then settling, incorporation of a native yeast starter prepared a week before, natural malolactic activation.

Added 10 mg/L of SO2 after malolactic fermentation, light filtration 1 week before bottling, adjusted to 25 mg/L of free SO2 5 days before bottling.

Bottled on April 17, 2024.

Tasting

This rosé opens like a bursting fruit, with crushed strawberries. It carries within it a liveliness, a freshness that dances with the acidity. Each sip is an invitation to savor the warmth of the days and the sweetness of the evenings.

Storage

Magnificent on the fruit from the first year, kept in good conditions, this wine will wait, patient, for 2 to 3 years.

Vintage 2023 in Valais

The year 2023 was like an unpredictable adventure for the vine, where the elements, sometimes gentle, sometimes cruel, seemed to want to challenge the patience and know-how of the winemaker. Spring, initially generous in rain, nourished the earth to excess, and as summer set in, the capricious sky alternated between burning heat and unexpected coolness. The vine, courageous but vulnerable, suffered trials, especially under the onslaught of the burning sun of July and August, which slowed down its natural course. And then, one day in July, hail struck, leaving scars on the leaves and grape clusters, but fortunately for the winemaker, the fine weather in August allowed some of the wounds to heal.

Since the beginning of May, the winemaker, like an attentive guardian, had been watching. Faced with the threats of mildew and powdery mildew, he protected his treasure with constant care, preserving what could be preserved. Thus, after a timid start in April, the vine, in fits and starts, took off. The flowering, in June, rapid and full of promise, gave hope for a generous harvest. The maturity of the grapes, although disparate, carried with it the promise of wines of rare quality, the fruit of this complicity between nature and man.

The harvest, generous, turned out to be similar to that of the previous year, even surpassing the expectations of recent decades. The sugar, in each grain, recalled the best years, close to 2019 for some grape varieties, evoking 2014 for others.

Thus, the 2023 vintage promises to be a subtle melody.