Rosarubra
Aug 22, 2023
The history related to the land informs us on the agricultural vocation of the place for vine cultivation. It’s now certain that ever since the beginning of the 1800’s Montepulciano d’Abruzzo has been present in these areas decreeing its starting point for the spread of the latter all over the region.
You can come across the highest number of “palmenti” dug in the rocks in the territory around Pietranico. These tubes, dating back to the middle ages were real squashing tools used especially for this particular procedure since ancient times.
In Abruzzo we have native, national and international grape varieties. Montepulciano is among the most widespread grape varieties and represents over half of the regional ampelographic base, as well as being the grape variety which serves as reference point for the DOC Montepulciano d’Abruzzo guarantee of origin and quality, which also includes the Cerasuolo typology.
It is followed by the Trebbiano d’Abruzzo white grape variety, which originated the DOC guarantee bearing its name, and is another protagonist in the winemaking history of Abruzzo. And finally the other protagonists of our history as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon or the Merlot.
The photo from the top of the vineyards and olive groves, as can be appreciated from the surrounding hills, expresses better than words the essence of the estate Rosarubra. Cultivated lands are joined by forests of oak and in some cases they are surrounded by them. The forest, much more than the vineyards themselves, overlooks and gives character to the landscape.
The ancestral relationship between primitive earth and ‘tamed’ earth returns, between what the work of man has taken, shaped and driven and what the inspiration of nature has continued to express without constraints for millennia.
The proportion of the land ranges from 330 to 420 metres with a convex amphitheatre facing north: insolation is present everywhere but always mitigated by moderate slope, varying between ten and twenty percent towards the north and northeast.
A basin at the centre of the estate guarantees a reserve of water (rain in part and in part from a vein) of about two thousand cubic meters, supplemented by wells, allowing a drip irrigation if necessary. At the bottom of the valley and when needed, a second basin intercepts a part of a brook draining a large part of the valley to the west.
Rosarubra Montepulcaino D'Abruzzo DOC 2018 $49.90
Dark and ripened grapes harvested during the moment of the best expression of their extracts give birth to a deep coloured wine. Mature fruit, refinement and aromatic intensity are given by rare grapes from 30 years old plants. Fruity and intensely perfumed wine. Red flowers, blueberries and sweet spices are surrounded by soft tannins and elegant acidity.
Award:
Gold Medal Mundus Vini Germany 2020
Gold Medal China Wine & Spirits Awards Hong Kong 2019
Silver Medal Decanter World Wine Awards London • UK 2019
Double Gold Medal China Wine & Spirits Awards Hong Kong 2018
Gold Medal Mundus Vini Germany 2016
Silver Medal Challenge International du Vin Bordeaux • France 2016
Silver Medal Vinalies Internationales Paris • France 2016
Bronze Medal Sommelier Wine Awards London • UK
Silver Medal Mundus Vini Germany 2015
Bronze Medal Sommelier Wine Awards London • UK 2015
Mention International Wine Challenge London • UK 2015
Silver Medal Sèlection Mondiales des Vins Québec • Canada 2013
Rosarubra Intimo Rosso Colline Pescaresi 2017 $68
Dark ruby red, intense, impenetrable, with persuasive purple reflections. The aromas are vigorous and captivating, with a predominance of blackberry jam, plum, cherry, berries and tobacco leaves. The taste is an elegant and sublime concentrate of ripe fruit, perfectly in tune with the sense of smell to which chocolate, vanilla, coffee and roasting are added. A moderate warmth and an extraordinary softness envelop the mouth, in excellent balance with a freshness and absolutely lively tannins, but velvety, round, never intrusive. A very long, bewitching and delicately almond finish.
Award:
Bronze Medal China Wine & Spirits Awards Hong Kong 2019
Double Gold Medal China Wine & Spirits Awards Hong Kong 2018
Gold Medal Sèlections Mondiales des Vins Québec Canada 2017
Bronze Medal San Francisco International Wine Competition San Francisco USA 2017
Silver Medal Sommelier Wine Awards London • UK 2016
Bronze Medal Challenge International du Vin Bordeaux • France 2016
Gold Medal Mundus Vini Germany 2015
Gold Medal Challenge International du Vin Bordeaux • France 2015
Mention Decanter Wine Awards London • UK 2015
Silver Medal Mundus Vini Germany 2014
Silver Medal Vinalies Internationales Paris • France 2014
Bronze Medal Sommelier Wine Awards London • UK 2014
Mention Decanter Wine Awards London • UK 2014
Gold Medal Challenge International du Vin Bordeaux • France 2013
Rosarubra Shaman Montepulaciano D'Abruzzo 2015 $108
A bright, impenetrable garnet red with a magnificent texture. The nose is very intense, with a floral note of geranium, rose, a fruity note of blackberry jam, plum, cherry, and a spicy note of vanilla and tobacco. A generous, pulpy taste, warmth and softness well balanced with important but smooth, round, non-invasive acidity and tannins and a delicate sapidity. The flavor is in perfect harmony with the sense of smell, which coexists with berries, humus, earth, cloves, licorice and a roasting that accompanies the long, delicately bitter finish.
Award:
Gold Medal Mundus Vini Germany 2018
Gold Medal China Wine & Spirits Awards Hong Kong 2018
Gold Medal Sèlections Mondiales des Vins Québec • Canada 2017
Rosarubra Lomanegra Rosso Colline Pescaresi 2009 $158
Dense, garnet, visually occupied by an extraordinary extraction richness deriving from late harvesting in the vineyard. It amazes the nose for its full fruit integrity, for the slight hints of harmonious woody tannin and for its incomparable chocolate aromas. Full and round, it offers unparalleled sensations of tannic elegance to the mouth and an extraordinary gustatory softness.
Award:
Silver Medal Challenge International du Vin Bordeaux • France 2016
Gold Medal Sommelier Wine Awards London • UK 2016
Silver Medal Sommelier Wine Awards London • UK 2015
Gold Medal Belgium Councours Mondial de Bruxelles Bruxelles • Belgium 2015
Bronze Medal Decanter Wine Awards London • UK 2015
