2026 · Coopersville, MI
Pinot Noir Rosé
From a secondary crop on renewed trunks
A second crop from trunks we renewed this spring, picked early and pressed whole-cluster to a pale salmon juice. Bright and lean by design, softened with malolactic.
In the glass
Dry, very zesty and light, with bubbles.
Pale salmon, with bubbles winery tasting notes
strawberrylemonblossom
StyleSparkling rosé
PickedSep 24
The season in this bottle
Rain, 30 days before picking7.2 in
3rd wettest of 87 seasons for the 30 days to Sep 24
Humid nights, mildew weather13 nights
3rd highest in 87 seasons
How thirsty the season was (evaporation minus rain)-2.1 in
less water stress than 81 of 87 seasons
Compared with every season since 1940 at this vineyard, each counted through November 8. weather records
From the cellar
Brix at harvest17.2
MalolacticYes, to soften the acid
The site
SoilPerrinton · clay loam
Formed inglacial till
Drainagemoderately well drained
Water for roots4.5 inches, top 3 ft
Elevation699 ft
Slope1.4%, west-facing
Fairly flat, so cold air drains slowly on still nights.
Soil from the USDA soil survey, terrain from USGS elevation.