2023 Podere Le Ripi 'Cappuccetto Rosa' Toscana Rosato IGT, Tuscany, Italy Vivanterre 2018 Cantina Giardino Sophia Bianco

2018 Cantina Giardino Sophia Bianco

The Calcinaires Blanc bottling from Gérard and Lionel Gauby is made from a blend of Macabeu

with a lovely note describing the styles

right under the tower of Saint Emilion

spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts

2023 Podere Le Ripi 'Cappuccetto Rosa' Toscana Rosato IGT, Tuscany, Italy Vivanterre 2018 Cantina Giardino Sophia BiancoThis biodynamically farmed rosato is 100% Sangiovese from Podere Le Ripis Montalcino vineyards. The fruit is hand harvested and given a brief skin contact before a cool, native yeast fermentation in stainless steel, followed by a short lees levage with no oak to preserve cut and clarity. It is bright and precise, layering wild strawberry and sour cherry with blood orange zest and silty mouthfeel.