Rosato IGT 2024

Wine Description for Rosato IGT 2024 by Tenuta di Carleone

Colour & Appearance

Pale, transparent salmon pink with delicate violet reflections – clear and luminous in the glass, without any heaviness.

Nose

Initially closed and slightly reductive – decanting is essential or choose a wide glass. With air, it opens gently: red apple skin, cherry stones, a hint of citrus and delicate, cool cherry notes. Tart accents of lingonberries and rosehips give it definition and character. Not a wine that flirts with fruit fullness – rather one with a quiet, precise nature.

Palate

Dry, taut and of knife-sharp structure. Little fruit sweetness, but all the more backbone: vibrant, fine-grained acidity, a hint of delicate tannin and a pronounced saline grip that enlivens the palate. The texture is sinewy, the drive cool and linear. A rosé that doesn’t seek to please, but to convince.

Finish

Long, mineral and dry. A saline, slightly tart aftertaste underscores the purist signature – no sugar, no softness, only clarity and depth.

Terroir & Origin

The grapes come from the high-altitude vineyards around Radda in Chianti – one of the coolest and most demanding vineyard sites in the Chianti region. The elevation distinctly shapes the wine: cool nights, pronounced acidity, mineral depth. A rosé that doesn’t deny its provenance.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Based on Sangiovese, supplemented by small portions of indigenous varieties from partly over 60-year-old vines, farmed organically across around 30 hectares. Early harvest, destemming, direct pressing. Spontaneous fermentation in cement and stainless steel, followed by several months’ ageing on the fine lees in neutral vessels. No wood, no intervention – freshness and texture take centre stage.

Food Pairing Suggestions

Ideal with grilled octopus with lemon, vitello tonnato, burrata with tomatoes or light pasta dishes with seafood. Also a convincing companion as an aperitif with charcuterie and aged pecorino.

Special Features

A rosé for connoisseurs, not for lovers of palatable fruit bombs. The Rosato 2024 from Tenuta di Carleone is a purist statement for the distinctive character of the high-altitude vineyards around Radda – structured, idiosyncratic and of remarkable straightforwardness. At just 11.0% alcohol, it remains light-footed whilst remaining surprisingly complex.