This wine was one of those “Oh, look what I forgot I had” moments. This has been sitting in the rack - er - cellar, for over a year. It’s about time I break it open before summer slips away. After all, it’s a rosé.
It’s actually a rosato - Uvaggio calls it that in keeping with the Italian grapes used in it. It’s a blend of 81% Primitivo, 15% Barbera and 4% Vermentino, which are all grown in Lodi, California.
Uvaggio posts on their website that they make “interesting wines from very interesting Italian grape varieties.” This pink wine is made in the saignée method, by bleeding juice from red wine production. This one hits below the dozen marker in alcohol - 11.4% abv. The wine is barrel fermented, but malolactic fermentation is blocked.
Earthiness abounds in this wine. It’s all over the nose and all over the palate, too. Sniff past the funk and you are rewarded with a healthy strawberry aroma, with herbal notes. Flavors almost too rich for rosé come forward as red berries and bright cherries. The acidity comes sailing in on the finish, and the wine is very pretty - a deep magenta.
Interesting? It sure is. Good? Yep. Keep this stuff coming and I won’t mind summer hanging around awhile.
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