The opening of the Suite

Prélude

The opening movement of the Suite: a rosé from old Malbec vines, fermented in a large barrique, elegant and structured.

Sound of PréludeAcoustic tasting (opens Spotify in a new window) To the vintages

Its role in the Suite

An opening that sets the key.

A prelude stands at the beginning: it sets out the key and opens the ear to the movements that follow. Johanna Summer improvises on Ravel's Prélude and plays the old piece as if it had just been written. Prélude carries this character, and it holds this place with us: it opens the rosés of the Suite.

It comes from a single parcel, C3 on the Plateau du Limancet: a good third of a hectare of clay, planted with Côt, Malbec, in 1953. From this dark grape we make a salmon-pink rosé and ferment it directly in a large barrique, where it then also matures. For a rosé, that is unusual. The cask gives it texture and length without covering the fruit, and the result is a rosé with spice and structure that belongs at the table.

Johanna Summer · Improvisation on Ravel's Prélude

A TRIBUTE TO CLARITY

Prélude marks the beginning of the suite – a characterful rosé that combines artisanal depth with invigorating freshness.

In the glass

Wild strawberry, peach and a saline note.

Prélude is salmon pink in the glass. It smells of wild strawberry and white peach, with a hint of pink pepper. On the palate it is carried by fine acidity and a saline minerality that give it drive and length. Serve well chilled at 10–12 °C; there is no need to decant it, a few minutes open in the glass are enough.