A decidedly fresh and new style of Italian rosato. Low alcohol and easy drinking.
blend of Alicante Nero (Grenache) and Carignano | 20% whole cluster | aged 6 months in concrete
Ampeleia was established in 2002, the year in which Marco Tait, young and impulsive at the time, answered the call of the current owners, Elisabetta Foradori and Giovanni Podini, to take charge of the first harvest, without being fully aware of what he was getting involved in. Marco, fresh out of oenology and viticulture school, had been enchanted by the call of the Maremma and he and Elisabetta had known each other for a while.
However, Ampeleia had been conceived by three friends two years earlier, at an altitude of 2153 metres in the Comici mountain refuge in the Dolomites. It was during the winter of 2000 that Elisabetta, Giovanni and Thomas had the idea for creating Ampeleia. They wanted to farm in a place that was beautiful but out of the ordinary, away from the stereotypes around which the world of wine revolves.
The color Ampeleia Rosato di Ampeleia is a magical pink, reminiscent of coral reefs. Wild berry fruit jump from the glass with strawberry and raspberry at first, followed by honeydew melon, currants and a slight nutty finish on the enveloping palate. The gentle tang from the acidity will have you searching for a snack, hard cheeses, cured meats or even some fish crudo are all the prefect foil for the sumptuous biodynamic rosato from Tuscany.
