Rosè wines still represent for many non-wine wine, the clever and intuitive blend of white and red wines that would otherwise be unspoken.
All this is not true at all, also because behind every excellent rosé there is the desire to give voice to a product that if well combined and tasted can give a spectrum of emotions that is worth trying.
How are they produced?
Rosé wines are produced from red berried grapes, grapes processed with different maceration times according to the variety and therefore of the polyphenolic charge and coloring intensity expressed by the variety and the vintage. Exceptions are some sparkling wines which are produced with a red berry base and a small percentage of white grapes.
Particular attention should be paid to the transfer of tannin which, with modern technology and increasingly respectful pressing, is currently very minimal.
Rosé wines are very transversal products that eliminate the question mark in case we have to go to a dinner without knowing what is being cooked.
Imagine not knowing what bottle to bring because you don't know if you will have cold cuts, cheeses, meat or fish.
With this it does not mean that it adapts to everything, but very often behind a fresh and light rosé we find matching characteristics of a structured white, while a structured rosé can allow combinations that are fertile ground for fresh or medium-structured reds.
When a white wine turns out to be too light and anonymous and a red too aggressive and intrusive, the answer lies right there, in the rosè still too contested.
It is very fascinating to know that behind this product there are the oenological skills of two different protocols but perfectly united as in the cellar we start with small or long macerations with color transfer, typical red operation, for then carry out a slow fermentation, at low temperatures, respectful of the primary aromatic profile, typical of a white vinification.
Italy still has to work hard on the communication and perception of these wines, but there are clear improvements that see rose wine freed from its purely seasonal character with a peak in the summer, seeing more and more men join a product that for the common imagination it is associated, in most cases, with the fairer sex.
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