Terra d’Oro Rosé is made mostly of Nebbiolo—an impressive feat being that the varietal is rarely planted outside of Italy’s Piedmont region. The grape is so susceptible to its environment that it has earned the reputation as one of the most finicky and demanding wine grapes of the world. But our undying love of Italian varietals won’t let us give up on it! Instead we decided to blend in 10% Syrah for more depth of character and balance. Salute!
Making a quality Rosé requires extra passion and attention. To produce our Rosé, the grapes are destemmed, crushed, and sent straight to press. The free run juice and pressed juice is not separated, allowing the wine to develop rich pink color. The juice is immediately chilled and kept at very low temperatures to speed the natural clarification. The clean juice is racked off its lees after two days and inoculated with a Rhône isolate, which produces unique esters during fermentation. Mid-fermentation, twenty percent of the juice is drained from the tank and sent to a combination of French and American oak. After the primary fermentation, malolactic fermentation is prevented to preserve the wine’s brisk acidity.
The Terra d’Oro 2008 Rosé captures the essence of springtime in a bottle. The wine is 90% Rosé of Nebbiolo, with 10% Syrah, blended in to deepen the color and focus the strawberry characters. The nose warms the senses with strawberry, pink grapefruit, and melon scents. In the mouth, strawberries dominate, leading to a refreshing, just off-dry finish. A joyous sipper that fares well table side or pool side, Terra d’Oro Rosé is both a perfect companion to summer weather and a warm ray of sunshine when the weather is bleak.
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