Day 37 of MCO.
2017 Antinori Tenuta Guado al Tasso Bolgheri Scalabrone Rosé
Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah blend.
Shell decided we should drink more Rosé. She set me the task of finding a Sangiovese Rosé, which proved difficult. We both enjoy the wines of Bolgheri, geographically close to Tuscany yet the blend is so far removed from Sangiovese location is irrelevant.
My first bottle Rosé. Very pretty nose. Grapefruit, strawberries and melons. No real savouriness or spice that I was expecting. The palate was disappointing. The same fruit present on the front palate. It was pleasant in the mouth, but faded quickly, no real length and no acid to give it any sort of structure.
I have another Rosé to try. Maybe this was not a great example. I will persist, but not indefinitely. Rosé might not be my thing.
