Alpha Zeta R Rosato 2025
This wine is pale pink in colour with fresh aromas of strawberries and red cherry, complemented by subtle floral notes. The wine is dry on the palate, with a vibrant red fruit character and a slightly mineral finish.
The vineyards are situated at 250-300 metres above sea level in the hills outside Verona in the Valpantena Valley and are south/south-east facing. Cool breezes blow down the valley from the foothills of the Dolomites, which moderate the climate, enabling the grapes to ripen slowly and helping them to retain their aromatic compounds and acidity. The soil is poor and chalky so the vines are put under stress and produce superior quality fruit. The vines are 20-30 years old on average and are trained using both the traditional Pergola Veronese and Guyot systems.
The grapes were hand harvested, destemmed, crushed and macerated on their skins for 12-24 hours. After maceration, the must was chilled and pressed in a pneumatic press and fermented in 1200-hectolitre stainless steel tanks at a 18 to 20°C to retain the delicate cherry perfumes of the Corvina grape. The wine was held in temperature-controlled, 1200-hectolitre stainless steel tanks until bottling to maximize freshness.
Alpha Zeta set out in 1999 to produce a range of modern, fruit-driven wines from the hills outside Verona. Working with leading New Zealand winemaker Matt Thomson of Blank Canvas, Alpha Zeta works directly with growers rather than buying bulk wine, the standard for most wines from Verona at this price. In doing so, ripe grapes are obtained by reducing yields and picking later, utilising Matt’s expertise to preserve these flavours in the finished wines. As a result, Alpha Zeta continues to offer great value, quality, balance and typicity.
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