2020 Rocca di Montegrossi Rosé Toscana

This medium-bodied, full-flavored rosato is a hand-harvested selection of Sangiovese from the estate’s top vineyard, San Marcellino. Winemaker Marco Ricasoli-Firidolfi presses grapes gently after a short maceration and ages the wine on fine lees for more body.
Aromas of violets, fresh raspberries, crushed stones. Fresh, medium-bodied and fruity; light tannins. PAIRING SUGGESTIONS: Grilled fish or chicken; salumi; olive tapenade. 100% Sangiovese from Estate vineyards located in Monti in Chianti, a “microarea” of Gaiole in Chianti. Soils combine alberese (limestone) and galestro (schist) with clay. Grapes are selected from younger vines in the estate’s top vineyard, ‘San Marcellino.’ AGE OF VINES: 5-20 years WINEMAKING: Hand-harvested. Grapes are pressed gently after a 30-minute maceration (rosé de pressurage). Fermented on indigenous yeasts at low temperatures in stainless steel tank. Aged on fine lees in tank for three months.