Maria Ernesta's rosato has serious chops, a medium-bodied expression of 100% Cesanese di Affile, made with grapes harvested from 45 year old vines grown in clay and limestone soil. With a brief 12 hour maceration, the wine ferments with native yeasts and is aged in amphora and demijohn. A brisk, brickish pink in the glass — its hue already letting you know this ain't your average Provençal-style rosé —
with notes of pomegranate, blood orange, red flowers, and a medley of red berry juiciness, met by a distinctly savory streak of meaty minerals and salt. Get this tableside for a little jolt of sunshine over a wintery weekend.