Maria Ernesta Berucci, ‘Raphael’ Rosato Lazio IGT (2024)
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Lazio, Italy— 100% Cesanese di Affile, a type of Cesanese local to Piglio where Maria Ernesta works. A serious, savory, elegant Rosato that straddles the line between light red & rosé. Purple flowers, red berries and chalky earth on the nose, moving to a mineral driven palate with delicate currants, pomegranate, blood orange, wet stone, and ample chalky earth. Medium-bodied with a delightful, textural mouthfeel. Organic. No S02.
Her father was the head of the Cantina Coöperative di Piglio in the 1960’s. In 2004, he shifted his holdings into a new company, except a 1.5 ha parcel of old-vine Cesanese that would be the start of Maria’s wave (L’Onda). She has since reclaimed and is restoring more of her family’s historic parcels.