Pācina - Rosato, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Tuscany, Italy (2021)

TASTING NOTES

Serious and structured - closer to a really light red. The wine is red fruited but has hints of florals and spice too. Dusty with almond skin notes. Highly sought after.

Bunches of Sangiovese are pressed off over the skins off Trebbiano and Malvasia. It spends time macerating in concrete and then is transferred to barrel to age for nearly a year. Pacina hold this wine back until they deem it ready to release so it often spends even longer in bottle before release.

Pācina boasts a long and rich history of sustainable agriculture that also respects tradition, but it was in the 1970s, when Giovanna’s parents, Enzo Tiezzi and Lucia Carli, decided to move their family farm and put into practice their ideas of sustainability. 

Today the farm consists of 65 hecatres, of which about 11 are dedicated to vineyards. The grape varieties were cultivate are all indigenous to the region: Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Tuscan Trebbiano, and Chianti Malvasia. There is also a small plot of Syrah.

The farm has been a certified organic producer for more than 20 years.