2022 Toscana Rosato
Sesti
From their idyllic hilltop perch in southern Tuscany, the Sesti family produces some of the finest Brunello di Montalcino out there. Call it a first-world problem, but you can’t drink only Brunello through the heat of summer. The necessity for a wine to be drunk cool during the warm months led the Sestis to create this rosato from Sangiovese otherwise destined to make Brunello (which they could sell for five times the price, by the way). It’s gentle and mouth-filling, perked up by a touch of salinity that recalls the oceanic vineyard soils—quite a sophisticated rosé that is nonetheless gay and carefree.
| Wine Type: | Rosé |
| Vintage: | 2022 |
| Bottle Size: | 750mL |
| Blend: | Sangiovese |
| Appellation: | Toscana IGT |
| Winemaker: | Elisa Sesti |
| Vineyard: | 15 years, 3 ha total IGT |
| Soil: | Oceanic Sediment |
| Alcohol: | 12.5% |
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