In the glass

Medium-bodiedHigh acidityDryMedium finish

Aroma: wild strawberry, white peach, rose petal, blood orange

Palate: red cherry, watermelon rind, salinity

Antinori's Bolgheri rose, a coastal pink with Provencal pale color from Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah.

What it pairs with

  • Grilled prawns with garlic
    Coastal pink for grilled shellfish.
  • Vitello tonnato
    Cold veal-tuna with cherry rose.
  • Caprese salad
    Tomato and mozzarella with bright Bolgheri pink.

History

Scalabrone is Antinori's coastal rose from Bolgheri, named after a 19th-century brigand and bottled since 1990.

  1. 1990 — First Scalabrone vintage

Facts

Producer
Tenuta Guado al Tasso
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon (45%), Merlot (30%), Syrah (25%)
Classification
Bolgheri DOC Rosato
Oak
Stainless steel, no oak
ABV
13.0%
Price
EUR 16 to 24 at retail
Drinking window
1 to 3 from vintage
First vintage
1990

Scores

  • Vinous 89 (2022 vintage, reviewed 2023)

Tags

cabernet sauvignon drink young dry high acid medium body merlot mood easygoing mood fruity mood refreshing occasion aperitivo occasion picnic occasion summer old world pairs with aperitif pairs with salad pairs with shellfish pairs with soft cheese pairs with white fish price trade up still rose syrah
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