{"product_id":"mezzorosa-montepulciano-rosato-valentina-passalacqua-apulia-italy-natural-wine","title":"Mezzorosa Rosato 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eMezzorosa is 100% Montepulciano grown on the slopes of the Gargano Promontory in Apricena, northern Puglia, at 200 meters above sea level. The soils are rocky Kimmeridgian limestone and marble with calcified seashells — the same geological formation that produces the prized Biancone di Apricena marble. Grapes come from young vines as well as older pergola-trained vines, all hand-harvested and farmed biodynamically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking is direct: 12 hours of skin maceration to extract color and a light grip of tannin, followed by direct press, then spontaneous fermentation in open-top stainless steel vats with no temperature control. The wine ages 6 to 8 months in stainless steel before bottling unfined, unfiltered, with zero added sulfur dioxide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result sits in a zone between rosé and a very light red. Deep salmon-pink in the glass, it shows fresh red fruit, mineral salinity from the limestone soils, and low alcohol at 10.5% ABV. The crown cap closure and proximity to the Adriatic Sea, with its cooling coastal breezes, keep everything bright and food-friendly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe appellation is Puglia IGT, a region-wide designation that allows Valentina the flexibility to use Montepulciano — a grape not traditionally associated with Puglia but well-suited to her particular site in the north of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valentina Passalacqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13407701434423,"sku":"VAPAMEZZ18C","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/mezzorosa-rose-valentina-passalacqua-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780187705","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/mezzorosa-montepulciano-rosato-valentina-passalacqua-apulia-italy-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}