Collestefano Rosa di Elena

Pale pink hue. Light nose, slight citrus, some raspberry. Sour cherry, citrus, tart, dry, crisp, great starter. Refreshing and great for the money. Nice wine.

Pale pink hue. Light nose, slight citrus, some raspberry. Sour cherry, citrus, tart, dry, crisp, great starter. Would be exceptional on a hot day. Refreshing and great for the money. Nice wine.

Pale pink hue. Light nose, slight citrus, some raspberry. Sour cherry, citrus, tart, dry, crisp, great starter. Would be exceptional on a hot day. Refreshing and great for the money. Nice wine.

I don’t know of a better wine value than this and Collestefano’s Verdicchio. I’d say they rival Pepiere’s Briords Muscadet which often gets brought up as a QPR winner. This is very refreshing and tasty. Savory, with strawberry accents, minerality, and plenty of acidity. I lot of people think of Rose as a summertime beverage, but this was well received around a fire pit at the end of February.

Why change the tasting notes..nice bubble gum hue. Bright, orange/citrus nose. Bright, fresh, citrus, melon notes. Lively and wonderful start to an evening. Just a great standby that seems to deliver year in and year out

Nice bubble gum hue. Bright, orange/citrus nose. Bright, fresh, citrus, melon notes. Lively and wonderful start to an evening. Just a great standby that seems to deliver year in and year out.

I ended up reloading on this - for the money, hard to imagine there’s a better rose’ out there, at least for my palate. Lively, with citrus notes on both the nose and palate. Thirst quenching. My wife is preparing a “paella”-type dish with chorizo, chicken and shrimp tonight, and this should be fine with that.

Terrific refreshing rose

I saw my good friend Outplaying had already posted a positive note on this wine - during the "social distancing", we've already gone through about half a case, so I thought I should get around to posting my thoughts before we ran out ;^) Lively citrus fruit on the nose. Nice minerality on the palate - good acidity & very refreshing. This is primarily Sangiovese, with some Cabernet and other assorted grapes blended in. For the price, a no-brainer case …

I think it has been a few years since I have tried this bottling, and it was a nice surprise. This is the type of Rose I like. A healthy dose of acidity, tart, and maybe a little sour. Light unripe cantaloupe, and perhaps a little tangerine. Not an easy, bubble gum rose. A refreshing, hot day kind of rose. Ann liked it, too.