l'Acino
Asor Calabria Rosato
Calabria, Italy
The rosato you don't expect..especially from a Magliocco.
Super queffable, but also very complex
Very long finish
Cola, chinotto, incense, licorice, leather, tobacco, definitely balsamic. The fruit is mixed with the mineral. Even the producer is quite astonished about the direction this wine has taken.
I dare to say the label is misleading, firstly cause it looks like an easy, straightforward rose wine and it is not, and secondly cause this is closer to a chilled red than a rose 100%. This could only be sold as a chilled red in Queensland. Very much in the spectrum of an amazing Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo.
The rosato you don't expect..especially from a Magliocco.
Super queffable, but also very complex
Very long finish
Cola, chinotto, incense, licorice, leather, tobacco, definitely balsamic. The fruit is mixed with the mineral. Even the producer is quite astonished about the direction this wine has taken.
I dare to say the label is misleading, firstly cause it looks like an easy, straightforward rose wine and it is not, and secondly cause this is closer to a chilled red than a rose 100%. This could only be sold as a chilled red in Queensland. Very much in the spectrum of an amazing Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo.
I am not a rose person and this is not a classic rose
That is probably why i like it so much.
In Qld this could only be sold as chilled red, but it is instead an unfiltered, unclarified magliocco in a traditional rose version.
It fits in the cerasuolo(Valentini) category and it sits in it very comfortably
It has been in bottle 4 years already and it will get even better than this
What struck me the most when i tasted it at the cellar it was its mineral personality and then i drank it over 3 days with no signs of getting worse.
It is very complex, but also very easy drinking
I admit i had overlooked this wine when it was just bottled few years ago. Today you can see the full potential. Unfortunately we all know the rose market issue where all they look for are transparent French rose. I strongly recommend to look for this pretty boy which is not expansive at all but surely hard to source. About 600 bottles left(out of 2000?) and around 10euros at the cellar. Cheers!
I am not a rose person and this is not a classic rose
That is probably why i like it so much.
In Qld this could only be sold as chilled red, but it is instead an unfiltered, unclarified magliocco in a traditional rose version.
It fits in the cerasuolo(Valentini) category and it sits in it very comfortably
It has been in bottle 4 years already and it will get even better than this
What struck me the most when i tasted it at the cellar it was its mineral personality and then i drank it over 3 days with no signs of getting worse.
It is very complex, but also very easy drinking
I admit i had overlooked this wine when it was just bottled few years ago. Today you can see the full potential. Unfortunately we all know the rose market issue where all they look for are transparent French rose. I strongly recommend to look for this pretty boy which is not expansive at all but surely hard to source. About 600 bottles left(out of 2000?) and around 10euros at the cellar. Cheers!