Underdog Grape · Italy

Rossese

If you love Pinot Noir for its perfume and its featherweight grip, Rossese di Dolceacqua gives you the same pleasures from a cliffside corner of the Italian Riviera almost nobody stocks.

Tasting profile
Pale garnet, translucent, smelling of crushed red cherry, cranberry, and dried Mediterranean herbs, with barely any tannin and a bright saline finish.
Where it grows
Dolceacqua, Liguria, Italy
Where to buy
For specific bottles and where to buy them, read the deep dive.

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The region

Dolceacqua, Liguria, Italy

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