Oxidative Gewürztraminer made from late harvest grape grown by the Bannwarth family in Obermorschwihr, Alsace. Find out more.
About the Wine
A unique, highly complex rosé of Grenache Blanc and Grenache Noir from Anders’ and Anne’s own hillside vines in Valgrand, southeast of Valvignères.
Pouring very pale (almost white), the wine is delicate and savoury with complex aromas of grapefruit and rose and aniseed. Refreshing with a complex bitter edge and just a touch of oxidative complexity from the long, slow pressing. An intriguing balance between delicate fruit, perfume, flowers and salt. Certainly not your usual rosé.
The Grenache Noir & Blanc are picked on the same day, at a very ripe stage - resulting in a rather punchy 15.25% ABV. They undergo a long, slow press over five days into fibreglass cuve where fermentation takes place and the wine rested on the lees until the following spring. Truly one of the kind.
About Anders Frederik Steen
Anders and his family have now settled in the beautiful village of Valvignères in the Ardèche, a beautiful spot amongst a wide, open valley. The many varieties grown here thrive on a perfect mix of clay and limestone and the vineyards are full of life, having been tended organically for decades. As well as his own vineyards, Anders also picks grapes with the Ousrics in Valvignères and further afield with the Bannwarth family in Obermorschwihr, Alsace. In his previous life Anders was both a chef and sommelier, working at the best restaurants in his native Denmark. First as a sommelier at Noma, later opening Manfreds and Relae. This experience informs his winemaking in that he does not seek to follow rules and doesn't feel the need to do the same thing every year. Instead, as he harvests he tastes the grapes and begins to imagine the kind of wine he might be able to make. This refreshingly logical, creative approach yields wines that are truly one of a kind.
