Rosé Testarossa
Rosato Terre Aquilane IGP
Lively edition of the classic Testarossa line, this rosé wine is charming and fine. The vineyards are located in Capodacqua (L’Aquila) area, where the grapes give us an exclusive elegant wine.
How to serve it – It needs to rest at least 10 days after its arrive. It should be served at a temperature of 12 °C.
Gastronomic matching – It’s perfect with happy hours, pizza, “baccalà”, fish dishes, cold cuts, pasta with tomato sauce, roasted meat and fine cheeses.
Technical features
Vintage
2023
Production area
The vineyards extend in the area of Capestrano at 450 m.a.s.l., in the core of Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park.
This area is characterized by high temperature ranges between day and night that preserve the acidity and enhance the synthesis of aromas. The soil, which is sandy and pebbly, confer the wine with minerality and saltiness.
Vineyard
Density of 5200 plants/ha, 120 tons/ha yield, mechanical harvesting in the first decade of October.
Vinification
In white: cryomaceration at 8° for 12-18 hours, soft pressing and subsequent static decantation. Fermentation in stainless steel vats with seleted yeasts at low temperature (14°-16°).
Ageing
In stainless steel vats and aging in bottle. It should be stored at 14°-16° and consumed preferably within 18 months from the harvest.
Sensory analysis
Bright cherry red wine. Elegant bouquet of cherry, raspberry and wild berries. Good acidity and saltiness accompanied by the right amount of roundness. Wild Rose aftertaste.
| Alcohol | 13,00 -13,50 % v/v |
| Sugar | 2,40 – 2,60 g/l |
| pH | 3,15 – 3,20 |
| Total acidity | 6,00 – 6,50 g/l |
| Volatile acidity | 0,20 – 0,25 g/l |
Rosé Wines
Rosé Testarossa
