Costaripa Valtenesi Chiaretto Rosamara 2012

Rosé from Italy
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Vintage
2012

Size
750ML

ABV
12.5%

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Made with the "tear drop" method which uses the pick of the crop and applies stationary draining before fermentation, thereby obtaining what is regarded as the heart of the grape. Half of the must ferments and develops in little oak casks of a capacity of 228 litres for around 6 months.

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  • 90
    If you’re looking for a quaffer, this isn’t it. Mattia Vezzola blends this pale orange wine from gropello, marzemino, sangiovese and barbera grown on the western shore of Lake Garda. It’s left for only hours on the skins and pressed at night before half the blend goes into small barrels for six months; the other half goes into stainless steel tanks. Right now, the 2012 is seriously oaky, but the wood quickly fades from consciousness. It has the fruitiness of fresh mushrooms, gentle and savory, and an earthiness that ranges from forest floor to saline minerality. Though delicate in flavor, it has real presence on the palate, the wine wanting a charcuterie spread of fennel salami and mortadella.
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Since 1936, each generation at Castaripa hasdevoted all its efforts to developing exceptional, farsighted and intuitive craftsmanship.

With light soil of glacial origin, exposed to the morning sun, Moniga lies on the shore of Garda Lake that is the most northerly location in the world for the cultivation of citrus fruits and where vines, olive trees, cypress and capers are grown. A land created to show mankind how to enjoy the fine, simple things of life.

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Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.

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Italian Wine

Named “Oenotria” by the ancient Greeks for its abundance of grapevines, Italy has always had a culture virtually inextricable from red, white and sparkling wines. Wine grapes grow in every region throughout Italy—a long and narrow boot-shaped peninsula extending into the Mediterranean.

Italian Wine Regions

Naturally, most Italian wine regions enjoy a Mediterranean climate and a notable coastline, if not coastline on all borders, as is the case with the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. The Alps in the northern Italian wine regions of Valle d'Aosta, Lombardy and Alto Adige create favorable conditions for cool-climate grape varieties. The Apennine Mountains, extending from Liguria in the north to Calabria in the south, affect climate, grape variety and harvest periods throughout. Considering the variable terrain and conditions, it is still safe to say that most high quality viticulture in Italy takes place on picturesque hillsides.

Italian Grape Varieties

Italy boasts more indigenous grape varieties than any other country—between 500 and 800, depending on whom you ask—and most Italian wine production relies upon these native grapes. In some Italian wine regions, international varieties have worked their way in, but are declining in popularity, especially as younger growers take interest in reviving local varieties. Most important are Sangiovese, reaching its greatest potential in Tuscany, as well as Nebbiolo, the prized grape of Piedmont, producing single varietal, age-worthy Piedmontese wines. Other important varieties include Corvina, Montepulciano, Barbera, Nero d’Avola and of course the white wines, Trebbiano, Verdicchio and Garganega. The list goes on.

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