Holiday Countdown 2024 (DAY 9) - 2023 Azienda Crus 'Zaira' Coste delle Sesia Rosato

Holiday Countdown 2024 (DAY 9) - 2023 Azienda Crus 'Zaira' Coste delle Sesia Rosato
These are the top wines that stood out among the thousands of wines I tasted this year. Some are always in stock, some are rare and hard to find, but all of them are sure to fill you with joy this Holiday Season.   
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I drink rosé all year round, I'm not sure why it's been relegated strictly to summertime consumption. While plenty of joy can be found in a cold glass of the pale pink stuff on a hot day, the finest examples carry as much depth, structure and complexity as any wine in the world, regardless of pigment.

Never have I put a rosé in my top 10, but today's wine is just that good. An Italian rosato built around Nebbiolo, grown on the Alpine slopes of Northern Piedmont. It makes total sense that this rosé would be one of the best wines I've had all year, my love of great Nebbiolo knows no bounds. And this is truly great Nebbiolo, it just happens to be a few shades lighter than most.

This is a multi faceted rosé, which acts and feels more like a light red. There is structure in the form of breezy, polished tannins that frame classic Nebbiolo flavors of red berries and rose petals. It's a rosé with more stature and poise than most, a wine that transcends seasonal change, and is truly one of the greatest rosés of my lifetime.
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Mostly Nebbiolo, but with varieties traditional too the area added as well, such as Croatina, Barbera and Vespolina. Everything grows on sandy loam soils and vines average 40-years in age. After harvest by hand, the grapes are sorted and then fermented in stainless steel tanks where the wine rests for six months before bottling.

Crunchy red berry fruit is the theme here. Cherries and strawberries are front and center, but with accents of thyme, turkish delight and pink peppercorn. There's body from the lees aging but persistent freshness throughout the palate. Versatile enough to enjoy a la carte or with grilled branzino. 
The tiny Azienda Crus is literally a two person operation. In 2010 Davide and Daniella Bellini left their jobs at an established winery in Alto-Piemonte to pursue their dream, and settled in a small village in the heart of Bramaterra, a small area renowned for growing the appellation’s finest grapes.

They dedicated the next 6 years of their lives to replanting long-abandoned vineyards, and formally established Azienda Crus in 2016. With a scant 3.5 hectares under vine, these are some of the smallest production and finest wines to come out of Piedmont as of late. 
2023 Azienda Crus 'Zaira' Coste delle Sesia Rosato - $29.99

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Justin Coleman
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Monarch Wine Merchants
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