Zensa Rosato 2024

Zensa Rosato, Orion Wines, Salento, IGP Puglia, Italy, 2024

Grapes: A blend of 50% Negroamaro and 50% Primitivo, 20-25 year old vines, organic, hand picked, unoaked, 12.5g/L residual sugar (medium dry)

Producer Tasting Note:

An elegant pink with tones of seashells and coral, this wine expresses scents and flavours of strawberries, green melon, roses and jasmine. The palate displays a great balance of exotic fruit, freshness, minerality and zesty acidity, along with a pleasantly long, refreshing and persistent finish.

Winemaking: The grapes are vinified separately but in the same manner. The fruits is de-stemmed and delicately crushed, chilled to 10°C and left to macerate on their skins for approximately 6 to 8 hours, giving the must a pink hue. The must is then run off its skins, placed in stainless steel tanks and then left to rest for 36 hours. Fermentation is carried out using selected yeasts at a controlled temperature of 15°C -16°C and lasts approximately 10 days. The two wines are left on their lees in stainless steel tanks until mid-October, in order to maximise extraction of complex aromas and polysaccharides, before being blended together.

Food Match: Fresh Seafood & Shellfish, Traditional Puglian & Mediterranean Starters (Burrata & Caprese salad), Light Poultry & Grilled White Meats, Grilled Mediterranean vegetables