De Fermo 'Concrete Rosato' Montepulciano Rosato 2024

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De Fermo is the estate of Stefano and Eloisa De Fermo in Loreto Aprutino, Abruzzo, where the family has grown grapes since the late 18th century; today the property is farmed biodynamically on clay and limestone soils. The Concrete Rosato is made from 100% Montepulciano, hand-harvested and given only a brief one-to-two-hour skin maceration before pressing. Fermentation begins spontaneously with native yeasts in concrete tanks with no temperature control, and the wine rests in 20-hectoliter concrete vats for around six months before bottling unfined and unfiltered, with only a light dose of sulfur. The estate describes it as a 'baby Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo.'