Bodegas Covitoro

Toro Cermeño Rosado 2017

9.0

This Rosado is a vibrant and deep salmon fuchsia. The nose is one of the most earthy I’ve ever experienced in a rosé, yielding an almost leathery soil-encrusted watermelon. The palate: yikes! Am I still drinking rosé or did someone slip a big red in my glass!? Earthen, dark red fruit is ushered in by firm, mouthwatering acidity and led out on a lengthy black raspberry finish. But it’s the earth that rules here. Not your grandmother’s rosé, and definitely not for the Real Housewives or Vanderpump set. No, this Angel shouts. Serve with hearty summer fare, maybe even in place of lighter reds. Drink now, of course, but save one for five years on. Just to see what it’s like. — 5 years ago

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