Montenidoli, Canaiolo Rosato, 2020
From the rolling hills of Tuscany, we have the most delightful paradox of a wine.
It's a rosé — not exactly what most of of expect from Tuscany — made of Canaiolo, a grape typically relegated as a blending grape in Chianti. And it's made by Elisabetta Fagiuoli, who has been farming her family's old vines since the mid-60s. (Italian winemaking, especially in the mid-century, was strictly a male-dominated field.)
Montenidoli's gorgeous terroir shines through here — bright, pure limestone and chalk imbue this rosé with heaps of minerality; Canaiolo is an intriguing (and virtually unheard of) choice for a single-varietal rosé, yet Elisabetta adores it because it "has the power of a red wine and the finesse and cut of a white wine". We love it for its delicate berry fruit, pretty floral aromas and its long, bright finish.
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