Bursting with crisp red berries, succulent stone fruits, and touches of citrus, the ’01 Puro Rosé is focused and seductive; caramel, toast, umami and cider complicate the wine’s primary fruit, making for a beguiling drinking experience. A sturdy mineral core animates the wine’s lush palate, and it finishes with lingering purity and energy. Relying on natural yeasts, primary fermentation takes place in large tanks, and second fermentation occurs in barriques; the wine is bottled after four years, undisgorged. Movia Puro Rosé derives from biodynamically grown very old-vine Pinot Nero, and Ales Kristancic, Movia's owner, has chosen to ship this sparkler without removing the naturally occurring yeast plug that other winemakers remove after the second fermentation; click here to see how to open Puro underwater, or simply leave the naturally occurring yeast in for flavor and enhanced terroir.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Sub-Region/Appellation: Collio Goriziano/Brda
Movia has been producing wine for more than three centuries; purchased by the Kristančič family in 1820, it is currently under the direction of Aleš, a French- and Italian-trained winemaker. Aleš pursues a historically minded but radical approach to winemaking that includes aging of the whites in 600-liter Slavonian oak casks or traditional Slavonian barriques, leaving them on the lees without stirring for more than two years. His approach to the reds is no less novel, with each being treated in accordance with its particular makeup. As with the whites, maturation is performed exclusively in small Slavonian oak casks. Racking is never performed, and the fining and filtering procedures are governed by the atmospheric pressure incurred by the arrival of the new moon. This constitutes a wholly natural approach that presents the wines in a state of brilliant clarity.
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