Grape: Rossese
Region: Liguria
Country: Italy
Appellation: Rossese di Dolceacqua
Rossese di Dolceacqua, is of the beauties of Liguria,”, made by the excellent Terre Bianche, a small family estate founded in 1870 by Tommaso Rondinelli.
Their 10ha are spread over a wide variety of soils including blue marl and white and red clay. The vineyards are sheer, rocky and are grown at about 500m above sea level.
The steep south facing terraced vineyards that surround the picturesque western Ligurian villages are as spectacular to watch as difficult to manage. Mechanisation is impossible and all operations, from pruning to harvesting are manual, leading to a very limited production.
The Terre Bianche Dolceacqua is a wine that tastes like bottled youth, light and deep at the same time. Lift for the spirit, joy for the nose and freshness for the palate. Wild red berries, cherry, rose and spices. Good for lunch, great for dinner, or in between or even at the end of a long day. A wine of great versatility, tasteful and trustful.
