GUTTAROLO
Amphora Rosato 2021
Puglia, Italy
A beautiful rosato of Susumaniello that sits on its skins for just two days before being pressed off to porcelain amphorae for a short élevage. While there is a hint of reduction open opening, this really blossoms with air, revealing a wine perfumed with red berries, wildflowers and a touch of spice. Compact and energetic on the palate, the fruit is framed by bitterness that offers refreshment in spades.
Susumaniello
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
Cristiano Guttarolo’s vineyards are away the plains which often produce hot, flabby wines, on a plateau of limestone some 400 metres above sea level, they benefit from the unique climate in which they live. Daytime temperatures are cooler than usual thanks to a strong breeze from the sea, while the site’s elevation offers a fluctuation between day and night temperatures, allowing the grapes to ripen fully while retaining freshness and finesse.
While the wines are unmistakably Pugliese, full of wild, sun-drenched fruit, they have a balance often missing around here, one that allows the grape and place to sing and the drinker to enjoy the beautiful minerality that karst soils bring.
Vineyard work is excellent, organic and done entirely by hand, while in the cellar Cristiano eschews the use of additives entirely as these are the sort of wines he likes to drink.