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U Bastio Riviera Ligure di Ponente Rossese

8.930 ratings
8.98 pro ratings
Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria, Italy
Rossese
Top Notes For
Tom Casagrande

Gotta open a Ligurian red with a bowl of fresh garden pesto pasta. Fresh red fruit, grapefruit rind, and crushed rocks. Fresh, zingy, pretty good flavor intensity, great acids. Summertime!

Gotta open a Ligurian red with a bowl of fresh garden pesto pasta. Fresh red fruit, grapefruit rind, and crushed rocks. Fresh, zingy, pretty good flavor intensity, great acids. Summertime!

Jul 14th, 2025
Angelo Casagrande

Beaujolais- like Ligurian red. Very flavorful and enjoyable

Beaujolais- like Ligurian red. Very flavorful and enjoyable

1 person found it helpfulMay 5th, 2015
Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

8.8

Lightish cherry cola fruit bomb. A bit reductive, but fun for easy drinking.

Lightish cherry cola fruit bomb. A bit reductive, but fun for easy drinking.

Oct 16th, 2016
Tom Casagrande

Nice wine for the table. Had it with pesto-slathered pasta with French beans and new potatoes. Ligurian olio too. Keeping with the theme.

Oh, the wine? This is Liguria's Beaujolais, but with a different flavor profile. Light and flavorful. Nose has licorice, tomato skin, dark stones. Crushed plums and lots of cracked rocks. Some tannin actually, which may let this last and improve a year or so. But these are made to enjoy with a meal, at a cool room temp.

Nice wine for the table. Had it with pesto-slathered pasta with French beans and new potatoes. Ligurian olio too. Keeping with the theme.

Oh, the wine? This is Liguria's Beaujolais, but with a different flavor profile. Light and flavorful. Nose has licorice, tomato skin, dark stones. Crushed plums and lots of cracked rocks. Some tannin actually, which may let this last and improve a year or so. But these are made to enjoy with a meal, at a cool room temp.

Sep 19th, 2016
Darren Guillaume

Light bodied wine, reminds of a Trepat from Spain.

Light bodied wine, reminds of a Trepat from Spain.

Feb 18th, 2016
Alison Story

TexaCali Ali - Owner of www.texacaliwine.com & Co-Owner of the upcoming www.smithstorywinecellars.com

8.8

2013... crazy delicious. I was in the mood for Gamay & this appeared... Rossese

2013... crazy delicious. I was in the mood for Gamay & this appeared... Rossese

May 3rd, 2015
Eduardo Bolaños

Sommelier Terroni Downtown LA

8.7

2012

2012

Nov 12th, 2014
Ray Isle

Executive Wine Editor Food & Wine Magazine

9.8

Impressive organic Ligurian red at Antica Pesa in Bklyn: smoky cherry, licorice.

Impressive organic Ligurian red at Antica Pesa in Bklyn: smoky cherry, licorice.

Jul 31st, 2013
Nick Bumstead

Very much amarone-like.

Very much amarone-like.

Apr 18th, 2016
Michael Mallon

Medium bodied red from Liguria. Red fruit, purple flowers, tannins.

Medium bodied red from Liguria. Red fruit, purple flowers, tannins.

May 25th, 2019