Azienda Agricola Valentini Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo 2022

Azienda Agricola Valentini Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo 2022

Valentini
$180.00

Grape: Montepulciano
Vintage: 2022
Type: Rosé

Crafted by Francesco Valentini in the hills of Loreto Aprutino, this dry rosé represents an artisanal approach to the montepulciano grape. The family follows an old-school philosophy, relying on ancient pergolas and low-yield massal selections. Spontaneous fermentation occurs with native wild yeasts in large, neutral Italian oak vats without temperature control. The wine is aged for more than a year in these traditional casks and bottled entirely unfiltered to protect its natural structure.

It pours a medium-dark raspberry-pink color, opening with complex aromatics of sour cherry, pomegranate, and dried mountain herbs. On the palate, a medium-bodied frame balances concentrated red fruit flavors with a savory, texturally dense core. A sharp vein of natural acidity runs through the center, keeping the fluid mouthfeel crisp and energetic. Fine, chalky tannins provide an underlying framework that avoids simple fruit sweetness. It finishes bone-dry and persistent, leaving a mouthwatering trace of crushed flint.

Valentini! Mythical, and obscure the wine but mostly the wine maker. An extremely rare wine, made by a recluse, we are here to expand and perpetuate the myth. Valentini makes three wines: a  Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, "Cerasuolo" Montepulciano d'Abruzzo and a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. 

Some of the greatest wines of Italy. Unique, controversial, and made in Abruzzo, sort of middle of nowhere. Wines made from unremarkable grapes in a mostly agrarian region, more famous for its beaches than its wines. Let’s elaborate. 

Now Valentini declassifies most of his meticulous, organically farmed grapes, ludicrous, but what did you expect? By keeping the highest quality grapes, and selling over 85% of his grapes, you guarantee quality, consistency and ageability. 

Francesco Valentini took over Edoardo Valentini’s traditions, winemaking and idiosyncrasy. The father son dynamic has continued a natural winemaking practice at its most precise, elegant and restrained. Of course, he uses indigenous yeasts and no-added-sulfites in the winery.