2018 Castel del Piano 'Claré' Canaiolo Rosato

Region: Lunigiana < Tuscany < Italy Grapes: Canaiolo Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming; brief fermentation in stainless tank; bottled unfined/unfiltered with zero-added So2; 12% ABV Winemaker: Andre Ghigliazza & Sabina Ruffaldi  Andre Ghigliazza & Sabina Ruffaldi picturesque little “Castle” lies hidden in the valley of the Lunigiana, surrounded by the Massa - Carrara mountains (famed for its marble deposits); this is where Tuscany’s northern border meets the southern tip of Liguria, butting up against the south-western tip of Liguria and the south-western tip of nearby Emilia Romagna. Having escaped the corporate rat race of life in metropolitan Milan, the couple set about resurrecting a centuries old villa in this relatively remote corner of northern Tuscany, in the process inheriting and resurrecting a few small parcels of indigenous vines that grow parallel to the nearby Taverone river. Sabina and Andrea’s operation is small but full of soul and grass r