Pinko Pallino
Description
Pinko Pallino is a Rosé produced from early harvested Sangiovese grapes. The quality of the fruit for this Rosé wine emphasizes freshness and lively acidity. It is a gorgeous, ever so light pink, grapefruit color, dry, with long acidity and structure, yet very easy to drink on a hot summer day. Pinko Pallino is released just six months after harvest and it is only aged in steel vats.
Additional Details
Vineyard: La Noce vineyard on the property of POGGIO LA NOCE, Fiesole.
Elevation: 800-1000 feet
Orientation: South - South West facing
Vineyard Size: 6 acres
Average age of the vines: 12 and 18 years
Soil: Predominantly calcareous marl with alberese and galestro strata.
Training System: Guyot
Varietals: Sangiovese mostly with a little Canaiolo
Harvest: Beginning of September, manual harvest.
Fermentation: The grapes are handpicked roughly three weeks before phenological maturation and the clusters are pressed whole immediately. Fermentation takes place at cooler temperatures in stainless steel vats, using indigenous yeasts.
Ageing: The wine remains in steel at cool temperatures for 6 months before bottling.
Bottles Produced: 2000 bottles.
Alcohol: 12% to 13%
Potential Cellaring: Several years
Tasting notes: Color tones of antique roses. Nose: delicate scent of wild strawberries, citrus fruit, tangarines, with flowery notes of wild mint. Palate: the right balance between structure and freshness with nice aromatic complexity.