"Unrouge" 2022 Bossanova

Bossanova's 'Unrouge' is a light red wine made from a blend of the local Montepulciano grape and the famous international Merlot. A playful and fun label with crisp red fruit aromas. The sip is fresh and thirst-quenching, easy to drink, one of those bottles that hardly stays full once uncorked, we could call it 'grape juice'! The Bossanova winery was born in Abruzzo in 2018, from Andrea and Nat's shared desire to make wine, to recover, protect and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the Teramo hills, where olive groves and vineyards lie halfway between the white snow of the Gran Sasso peaks and the turquoise of the Adriatic Sea. The special microclimate of this area, combined with the biodynamic approach to cultivation, allows the vines to flourish and produce healthy, high quality grapes at harvest time. The grapes for 'Unrouge' come from a single plot of land characterised by predominantly clayey soils. The rows of Merlot are planted between those of Montepulciano and Trebbiano, at an altitude of about 250 metres above sea level. After harvesting, which is done by hand, the grapes are taken to the cellar where they are destemmed and gently pressed before spontaneous fermentation in cement vats, without maceration, in order to extract little colour from the skins and obtain a light red colour. This is followed by a short ageing period, also in cement vats, before being released. This blend of Montepulciano and Merlot is light and bright red in colour, with a bouquet of red fruits accompanied by light balsamic notes of Mediterranean herbs. The palate is lively and supple, with soft and light tannins, pleasantly fruity with a juicy and moderately persistent finish. It is a wine to be drunk in its youth, with pizza, fish hors d'oeuvres, white meat or vegetable risottos.