Rosé

So we've tried three of your wines.

We've tried the, the 2025 Sauvignon Blanc, the 2025 Rosé, and the 2025 Riesling.

Well, the funny thing was when we tried the, uh, Sauvignon Blanc, Jane tried it-

Yeah, yeah

Uh, we're gonna talk about dark rosés.

And why is that? Because, um, I said to David, you know, "Let, let's talk about what makes rosé." Rosé basically is made from predominantly red grapes, most are red grapes.

Um, and it's all about how lightly and lengthy wi- length-wise the grapes are pressed.

'Cause the white, you know-

So essentially, um, I guess the, the, the hero of our, of our, um, operation is the, the Premier Brut, which is the, um, uh, hundred percent blanc de blanc.

Um, and, and then, uh, its sibling to a degree is, is the Brut Rosé, which is, um, around about ninety percent Chardonnay and, and ten percent Pinot Noir.

Um, that Pinot Noir is, is made as red, um, and then, um, also from the Carrodelle Vineyard, we've got a couple of hectares of, of, uh, Pinot down there.

Uh, made as red.

I, I try to be trendy and, and, and throw some sort of, uh, whole bunch in it, and we open ferment it and make a really bright, fragrant, quite sort of Beaujolais kind of, uh, esque, uh, Pinot Noir, um, that is then added back to the Chardonnay at assemblage time, um, for, for the Brut Rosé.

So even though it is a rosé, it's still very much, um, a Chardonnay in its DNA, and we sort of want to have, um, uh, hopefully the Chardonnay as the, as the loudest voice in the glass per se.

And I think everything that we're trying to do is, is framing, uh, Ide Fixe as a, as a blanc de blancs house, and it's just another great expression of Chardonnay in, in the region with, um...

We're, we're playing around with, um, different clones to, to the rest of the region.

But there are seasons for rosé wines year round, and there are many different styles.

Yeah.

Uh, we're gonna talk about dark rosés, and why is that? Because, um, I said to David, you know, let, let's talk about what makes rosé.

Rosé basically is made from predominantly red grapes, most are red grapes.

Um, and it's all about how lightly and lengthy wi- length-wise the grapes are pressed.

I would say a, a pale pink wine is great for, as you say, the beach, a porch fete, an aperitif, a light lunch.

Mm-hmm.

But a dark rosé, a du- I like to call it dusky, you just get that savory, gastronomic quality, a lot of minerality.

you...

Rosé.

Yes,

I love Rosé.

Rosé is, I love

Rosé.

I love how you gave different wines nicknames, like the Chardonnay is like the executive diva and like the Savon Blanc is like the high energy social.

Why do you think certain wines to you have these type of nicknames?

I can never pronounce it.

You have Chardonnay Rosé, which is a new one that only came in on stream.

Well, it was grown before, but actually only started being officially used not that long ago.

I can't remember what date it was.

That's fun.

And then we do some Grenache Tempranillo Rosé projects with Steve over at Four Lanterns as well and produce some beautiful Rosés kind of to round out.

So how

many different wines are you making now? We have

six skews

right now.

So Albarino, a Rosé, a Merlot, a red wine blend, the Cabernet, and then a red wine that is Merlot-based with a little bit of Cab and a little Petit Verdot.

I wish I could have brought you some.