CASANOVA ROSÉ

CASANOVA ROSÉ 2023


Wine district:

Vipava Valley, SW SLOVENIA


Vintage:

2023

Variety:

80 % Merlot, 15 % Barbera in 5% Modri pinot


Wineyard:

Tilia estate:
Potoče (1.0 ha, altitude 120 m a.s.l.),
Pliska (0,5 ha, altitude 170 m a.s.l.),
6000 vines/ha, average plant age 14 years, single guyot training system.


Soil:

marl, clay


Wine Yield:

70 hL/ha


Harvesting:

hand-picked


Bottling:

January 2024


Production:

1300 bottles / 110 cases


Alcohol:

13.0 vol. %


Sugar:

1.4 g/L


Acid:

6.15 g/L


PH:

3.13


Recomended serving temperature

8 - 10°C


Wine Technology:

The grapes are not crushed before pressing, the juice is stainless steel tank fermented, active batonage, filtrated before bottling.


Wine Description:

A lively salmon color resembles the elegant classics of Provance rosés.
Wine is smooth, rich in taste – fruity with a lot of refreshing impressions. Its dominating notes are fresh red fruits, redcurrant, raspberry, notes of red roses. Discreet, not aggressive, rounded and homogeneous impressions. Although a bit elevated, the alcohol is not perceived due to high freshness.


Food and Wine

Recommended with all gently seasoned seafood, pastas and risottos, grilled fish; chilled as aperitif.


Weather Characteristics of Vintages:

The weather conditions in 2023 are the exact opposite of last year. An extremely wet vintage, which prolonged the vegetation. 14 days of dry weather in August, dry weather in late August and early September. Temperatures on average lower than average for the vegetation, resulting in a later harvest. Favourable acid-to-sugar ratio, slightly higher malic acid content. Harvesting for the sparkling base started on 26 August, early varieties from 3 to 10 September, finishing with Merlot at the end of September.


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