Rosato di Ampeleia 2020
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| Management number | 253691497 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$10.80 | Model Number | 253691497 | ||
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The 2020 Rosato di Ampeleia is the first rosé ever released by the estate. It is made from 80% Carignano and 20% Alicante Nero — a Tuscan biotype of Grenache — grown at the Pieve vineyard, located 300 meters above sea level near Roccatederighi in the Colline Metallifere hills of Alta Maremma. The soils there are reddish-brown clay mixed with pebbles and sand, looser and more sandy than most of the estate's other parcels.
The winemaking is precise: the Carignano was direct-pressed, then whole clusters of Alicante Nero were added to the concrete tank, macerating for 12 days and contributing color and light tannin. The wine aged for 6 months entirely in concrete. 5,000 bottles were produced. It is certified biodynamic and organic.
The result is a deep pink wine with marked salinity, lasting acidity, and a good body despite its low alcohol of 11%. The Alicante Nero whole-cluster component gives a slightly grippy texture and a herbaceous finish that distinguishes it from most Provençal-style rosés.
Ampeleia sits within the Colline Metallifere UNESCO Global Geopark — mineral-rich hills mined since Etruscan times that give the estate's wines a distinctly saline, stony character. The wine is labeled IGT Toscana Rosato.
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