La Spinetta "Il Rose di Casanova" Toscana IGT Tuscany, Italy 2024 (750ml)

Style: Rosé Wine

Producer: La Spinetta

Grapes: 50% Sangiovese, 50% Prugnolo Gentile

Where: Casanova, Tuscany

Country: Italy

Taste: This has a peach-pink color, with stone fruit, dried orange and dried flower aromas and tangy raspberry, red currants, and cassis notes. Crunchy and minerally on the palate, with a medium body and attractive salinity at the end. 

Certified Organic

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Inspired by Provencal Rosés, the Rivetti decided to produce one rosé from their porfolio. La Spinetta’s Certified Organic Tuscan Estate lies in the village of Terricciola between Pisa and Volterra. From this majestic vineyard, La Spinetta produces a very Provencal style of dry Rosé. All fruit is hand harvested. Skin contact time is very short, only 1 hour, to maintain elegance. The juice is then allowed to ferment naturally with native/wild yeasts so that its true terroir can show. The wine is then rested on lees for 3 months to add texture and depth. The result is truly wonderful.

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In the beginning of the 1960s, Giuseppe Rivetti, nicknamed ‘Pin’, and his wife, Lidia, were both expert and dedicated farmers with enormous appreciation and knowledge for tradition while keeping a curious interest in the future. 

They exemplified humility, respect, as well as ambition. These are the values that still define the philosophy of La Spinetta.

In due course their children Carlo, Bruno, Giorgio, and Giovanna took over the winery reins. We worked to implement the teachings of our parents. We were taught to have great respect for the territory, for the indigenous vines and for the Piedmontese land.

In 1977 the children, with the support of their parents, began the first production of their Moscatos, Bricco Quaglia and Biancospino. These would be some of the first single-cru Moscato to be produced in Italy. With the success of our Moscato business, we decided to branch out and focus on red grapes. Our first foray was in 1982 with Barbera Ca di Pian. In 1989 Pin was created. Through observation and collaboration with fellow producers, this wine was made with new winemaking ideas and with implementing the latest vineyard and cellar techniques. The plan was to make a wine with international appeal but also one that was deeply linked to the Piedmont territory. The first Barbaresco, Gallina was created in 1995, it was followed by Starderi in 1996 and finally Valeirano in 1997. The three Barbarescos are each made exactly the same in the cellar. The wines highlight the unique differences to each individual vineyard. In 1997, the Gallina Cru began producing the prestigious Barbera d’Alba, which still stands out for its unique characteristics provided by this incredible vineyard and terrain. 1998 was the year for the Barbera d’Asti Superiore Bionzo.  A wine with immense structure and longevity, which is produced from century-old vines. In 2001 we turned our focus towards Tuscany and created a new winery, Casanova della Spinetta.  We wanted the challenge of working in a different territory with different grape varieties. Although the trend was to work mainly with international grape varieties, we once again remained true to our respect for indigenous grape varietals, which in this case was Sangiovese.