Domaine Rotier โ€“ Sketch 2023


Sketch 2023, this is the Sketch that I would like to do every year. Alain Rotier, winemaker, AOP Gaillac.


Domaine Rotier: innovative consistency

Le Domain Rotier stands out for its deep respect for Gaillac terroir. This approach is reflected in its sustainable winemaking practices and early commitment to biodiversity. While being part of the Gaillac wine traditions, the Domain Rotier knows how to be innovative. Renowned for the consistency and quality of his wines, he nonetheless evolves his winemaking techniques. Amplify the expressive authenticity of vintages is the motivation. This innovative consistency demonstrates a strong commitment to local wine excellence.

Sketch: a range vinified without sulphites

Authenticity and technicality of the estate have been deployed for several years around the vintages Sketch. Their development is based on perfect mastery of the sulphite-free winemaking. The art of the winegrower is to seek out the most faithful expression of the fruit. A bet all the more remarkable as it aims to restore the varietal fullness of the indigenous Gaillac grape varieties. In other words, itโ€™s about putting their expressiveness at the forefront of the stage. Over time, the vintages Sketch have become true reveals of the Gaillac identity. More broadly, they occupy a distinctive place among the unique wines of the South-West.

The signature: a serious terroir

One of the singularities of Domaine Rotier is its terroir. The vineyard is rooted on a thick layer of serious. Composed of gravel and sedimentary pebbles, these soils force the vines to search deep for their water and nutrient resources. The grapes gain in concentration and minerality. In summer, the thermal inertia of the bass contributes to nocturnal regulation of temperatures. The phenomenon contributes to optimal maturation of the harvest. This wine-growing context gives Domaine Rotier wines the organoleptic qualities that determine the Esquisse range: aromatic intensity, structural balance et fine minerality.

Red sketch 2023

โ€œHistorically, it was red that arrived first, around ten years ago. ยป tells us Alain Rotier. The vintage is always built on a majority of Duras, present for at least 80% of the assembly. For the 2023 vintage, this wine finds its right balance through the alliance it establishes with 10% of Syrah, 7% of Braucol, 2% of Blackthorn. Red sketch 2023 is therefore an authentic expression of four main grape varieties of Gaillac. Red sketch 2023, it is a wine with an absolutely gourmet character, undeniably easy to drink, fully fruity and subtly floral. Recalling small red fruits and a pinch of violet on the nose, this very successful vintage most likely borders on optimal balance. For the winemaker, โ€œthis is the vintage that the estate would like to make every yearโ€.

White sketch 2023

The white grape varieties at Domaine Rotier are largely dominated by Len from Lel, also called Far from Eye. Like the Duras in red, the Len from Lel is a native of Gaillac vineyard. The Esquisse blanc 2023 vintage strives to preserve its typicity. It is a grape variety which is distinguished by a certain roundness whose balance is resolved by its freshness in the finish. In White sketch 2023, the Len de Lel expressed at 80% of the blend resonates with a Sauvignon present for 20% of the vintage. The result is a fine aromatic complexity, matched on the palate by a well-adjusted liveliness. The nose focuses on evocations of white and yellow fruits โ€“ such as peach or pear โ€“ touched by vegetal pinches โ€“ such as anise, mint or verbena.

Red Sketch - Domaine Rotier - AOP Gaillac

An immediately expressive tasting

The fruit of passionate and attentive work, the Esquisse vintages invite you to an authentic and sincere meeting of grape varieties and terroir. Let it be the vintage White Sketch, with its delicate floral aromas and lively freshness, or the vintage Red Sketch, with its notes of red fruits and supple tannins, each testifies to the estate's success in producing sincere wines. Imbued with the soul and character of Gaillac, Sketch vintages from Domaine Rotier thus embody the very spirit of wine craftsmanship. They offer wine lovers a seductive sensory experience, driven by an immediately expressive tasting experience.

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