Cirelli Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo, 2024 CS20230929 this is Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

this is Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc done with restraint and a clear sense of place

Drink 2027 through 2040

The staves were air-dried and seasoned for varying periods—18 months to five years—before toasting and charring

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Cirelli Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo, 2024 CS20230929 this is Marlborough Sauvignon BlancItaly's most famous ros, made by Francesco Cirelli on his 22 hectare biodynamic farm near Atri, just a few miles from the Adriatic in Abruzzo. Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo is the traditional rosato style of the region, made from Montepulciano with a short skin contact that gives it a deep cherry pink color (cerasuolo means cherry like). Cirelli farms organically since 2006 and is biodynamic certified since 2021. Hand harvested, fermented with native yeasts in