2021 Fonterenza Rosato Toscana Rosa

Region: Montalcino < Tuscany < Italy
Grape: Sangiovese Grosso
Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Biodynamic farming (certified); Clay, galestro, schist soils; grapes pressed into a stainless steel tank, the must separated from the skins after about 10 hours of maceration then aged 8 months in stainless steel before bottling, unfined/unfiltered, with zero-added SO2; zero-zero; 12% ABV

• Two women in charge -- twin sisters Francesca and Margherita Padovani!
• Not an afterthought (like many rosé) but made from a pre-harvest selection of grapes from the top vineyards
• The twins say: "this is our attempt to make a “summer Sangiovese” in an area that is famous for full-bodied red wines
• Salty blood oranges + cantaloupe
• Puffy pink marshmallows floating in herbal tea