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IGT Umbria · Pressed immediately · The summer wine
IGT Umbria
Rosato
Summer, a table outside, an aperitivo with crisps. You need a wine that fits, that is cold, that leaves a good taste behind. This rosé is exactly that — in summer, at Colle Arfuso, it is the one in charge.
In 2012 we were missing a white, so we took the native grape and handled it like a white: picking, immediate pressing, the press, a clean fermentation. What came out was a rosé so pale it looks like a white — but on the palate you can feel there is a serious grape behind it.
€12 /bottle
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The tasting · slowly, as it should be
Eye, nose,
mouth
The eye
Pale, almost white. The pink here is barely hinted at — the mark of immediate pressing, with no maceration. An unexpected elegance, one you drink with your eyes too.
The nose
Pleasant and aromatic: red-berry scents, direct and fresh. What you smell is the fruit, clean and honest.
The mouth
Ready to drink, perfect for summer. A light touch of tannin reminds you of the native grape behind it; the body compensates and holds everything in balance. Nicely present, enjoyable, memorable.
How it is made · a red handled like a white
The native grape
in disguise
Native grapes, picked and pressed immediately: the must goes into the vat without resting on the skins. It is contact with the skins that gives color — here the contact lasts an instant, and the color stays a veil.
Fermentation in steel at 17-18°C, selected yeasts, sulphites to a minimum. The 2021 vintage was exceptional: we made more of it, and we enjoyed it for a long time. The next one arrives with the 2026 harvest.
The details
From the cellar
The poolside wine
I call it that affectionately: ready to drink, no ceremony, and with crisps it cuts through the fat and calls for the next sip. Versatile, balanced, with no conditions attached.
We handled it like a white and out came a rosé that looks like a white. Perfect for summer — a poolside wine that gives up none of its character.— Giorgio Brunozzi
At the table
- Aperitivi and finger food
- White meat
- Summer pasta
- Crisps — it works, trust me
★ Versatile and unpretentious: the companion for informal moments, from June to September.
Before you buy it, come and drink it here
In summer it is the one in charge — come and find out why