2011 Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo

The 2011 Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo is not an easy wine to figure out. Valentini's wines require ample bottle aging so this rosé should be on track to drink now and in the near future. The wine displays a slightly cloudy pink color with copper and raspberry highlights. I'm not a huge fan of the bouquet. This vintage offers more evident candied fruit with lemon drops and dried raspberry treats upfront. But give it time and those tones lift to reveal crushed mineral, light touched of spice and blanched almond. If the nose is a bit awkward, the mouthfeel is spot on. This is a full bodied rosé with an etched, structured texture.