Tasting Notes
Volpe Rosa is their most distinctive rosé and one of the rarest wines in this catalogue: 100% Coda di Volpe Rossa, a pink-skinned ancient mutation of Coda di Volpe found only in the Irpinia hills of Campania, from a vineyard of 40-year-old vines farmed biodynamically at 500 metres. This grape barely exists anywhere else. Two days of skin contact, then spontaneous fermentation and twelve months of ageing in used chestnut barrels; bottled without fining, filtration or added sulphites. The 2020 is from a matured vintage — expect Mediterranean herbs, small ripe red fruits, honey, dried flowers and light essences. On the palate: lively, rustic, invigorating freshness, a fine tannic grip from the skin contact and a vibrant volcanic mineral quality that keeps the sip agile. A rosé with the soul of an old-vine Campanian red. Good with tuna carpaccio, seafood, pasta, pizza and the full Italian table.
Details:
- Grape variety: Coda di Volpe Rossa (100%), ancient and nearly extinct Campanian variety; 40-year-old biodynamically farmed vines at 500m, volcanic soils, Irpinia, Campania
- Vinification: 2 days skin maceration; spontaneous fermentation; no added sulphites; unfined and unfiltered
- Aging: 12 months in used chestnut barrels; 6 months in bottle
- Organoleptic description: Deep pink-ruby; Mediterranean herbs, red fruits, honey, dried flowers; lively, rustic freshness, fine tannins, volcanic mineral quality, vibrant finish
- Food pairing: Tuna carpaccio, seafood, pasta, pizza
