From Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant:
Rosato “Barrosu”:
• Grapes macerate for several hours on skins
• Wine ages 6 months in 225L barrels (no new oak)
• Full malolactic fermentation
• “Barrosu” is a local expression for somebody who is brash or arrogant
Giovanni Montisci Rosato "Barrosu"
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Specifications
| Winery | Giovanni Montisci |
|---|---|
| Supplier | Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant |
| Varieties | Cannonau |
| Farming Practices | practicing organic |
| Soils | Sandy granite, clay |
| Trellis system | goblet |
| Hectares/Acres | n/a |
| Harvest Technique | by hand, sorted in the vineyard |
| Year Vines Were Planted | ave 1958 |
| Yeast | ambient |
| Fermentation | spontaneous fermentation in 1,000L tanks / skin maceration for several hours |
|---|---|
| Malolactic | full |
| Maturation | 6 months in 225L used barrels |
| Filter | none |
| Fining | none |
| Alcohol | 13% |
| Item No | ITKL9002 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Bottle Case | 12 |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
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