Alonso & Pedrajo Suane Rosado Reserva 2020 CALIOTHER just lightly structured and tense

just lightly structured and tense

Harmonious Mineral Barolo with Scents of flowers and delicate spice

14 acres all in Pinot Noir

António's connection to the islands runs deep—his father is from the Azores

The wine is lifted and silky in the Corvina mold

Alonso & Pedrajo Suane Rosado Reserva 2020 CALIOTHER just lightly structured and tenseThis is not a poolside rose. Alonso & Pedrajo, a young Rioja Alta project farming high altitude vines at the region's cool western edge, make their Suane rosado the old fashioned, serious way, with white and red grapes given skin contact and then aged in French oak. The result is pale salmon in the glass but structured and savory on the palate, with real texture and a mineral spine. It's a rose built for the dinner table rather than the aperitif hour.