Saignee, technically meaning “to bleed game meat or poultry”, refers to the way we ‘bleed’ juice for this wine. We allow the Farr Rising pinot noir fruit to sit in tank for two to three hours before bleeding free-run juice at a suitable colour for rosé production. This process concentrates the pinot ferment, but we also produce a barrel-fermented rosé. Natural barrel fermentation at cool temperatures is followed by full malolacitc fermentation. The wine is then placed in four- and five-year-old barrels for 10 months before being filtered and bottled.
The 2022 Domaine Alône Rosé shows a fragrant nose of citrus zest, red berries, delicate spices, and fine salinity, reflecting its sandy-Quartz terroir. On the palate, it is medium-bodied yet deeply textured, offering vibrant cranberry and stone fruit flavors underpinned by iodized minerality and a structured frame from Grenache, Cinsault, and Syrah. A lingering, gently textured finish combines herbal tones and saline freshness, making it elegantly expressive and distinct among Provence rosés.
Superb, brilliant, pale pinkish colour. Highly aromatic, with delicate notes of red fruit, a complex nose of raspberry, white-fleshed fruit, peach, and white blossoms.
The terroir shines through on the palate, giving an impression of freshness and balance. Lovely length and a mineral, saline finish with character.
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