“Palmina” Rosato Toscana IGT 2025

Riecine | Tuscany
Soc. Agr. Riecine s.s. | Località Riecine | IT 53013 Gaiole in Chianti

09092725 · 0,75 l · 16,93 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

Palmina Abbagnano was from Naples. Her husband, John Dunkley, was from England. Together, they bought one and a half hectares of land in Gaiole in Chianti in 1971 – from the monks of Badia a Coltibuono – and built Riecine into one of the most prestigious estates in Chianti Classico. Both have long since passed away, but Palmina’s name lives on in this Rosato, which has been part of the portfolio since 2014. The grapes are harvested 15 to 20 days earlier than those used for the estate’s great red wines – in order to maximise acidity. After careful selection in the vineyard and on the sorting table, they are pressed immediately and without contact with the must. What follows is the most unusual part: fermentation lasts around 40 days in unglazed Nomblot concrete tanks at 15°C – – far longer than for most rosés. This slow pace gives the wine a depth and complexity that rapid vinification processes can never achieve. This is followed by four months in concrete, spontaneous stabilisation and clarification.

A delicate pink with a coppery sheen. On the nose: sour cherry, bitter almond, peach, citrus, lavender and wild violet. On the palate, it is fresh and refined, supported by lively acidity, with a long, invigorating final. SUPERIORE.DE