Why Marco Loves It

‘When family traditions, the power of terroir, and modern vision meet’.

The ‘Etél’ is named after the daughter of Nicolo, the owner of the Lorano winery. It is a contemporary rosé made from the Sangiovese grape from the southwest hills of the prestigious subregion of Castellina in Chianti Classico DOCG. 

The grapes are individually picked by hand during two different harvests, one in mid-September and another in mid-October. The carefully destemmed grapes are then vinified in modern stainless steel tanks. This is done with a maceration of 4-6 hours on the skins at a temperature of about 5°C. The resulting must is then transferred to other stainless steel tanks to start fermentation at a controlled temperature of 18°C.

This wine embodies a concept I call ‘simplexity’ in that the wine looks simple but is not. It is highly approachable with an unexpected and pleasantly surprising depth.