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As you all well know, we here at Bodegas Arzuaga have been presenting our wines to you one by one. Through detailed video tastings and special posts on our blog, we want you to learn about the characteristics of our wines, and who better to explain them to you than the people responsible for making them? Ignacio Arzuaga, the managing director of Bodegas Arzuaga, and Javier Bañales, our sales manager, are responsible for hosting these tastings where we invite you to discover Arzuaga’s wines.
On this occasion, it’s the turn of our Rosae wine, with the tasting led by Javier Bañales, who doesn’t hesitate to define this rosé in one word: subtlety. Rosae is a single-variety wine made only using the queen of Ribera del Duero’s grape varieties: Tempranillo.
As Bañales notes, ‘Rosae is one of the latest projects to come up at Arzuaga, with the idea of being able to reflect Tempranillo in another different state’. That being the case, Bodegas Arzuaga’s sales director of is quick to point out that this ‘is a rosé that’s come to revolutionise the characteristics of traditional Tempranillo rosés, Ribera del Duero rosés and Spanish rosés in general’.
If we move on to the different tasting phases, when we first look at it, we find a pale, subtle colour. ‘Those floral notes appear’ on the nose, with ‘roses, wild strawberries, red berries…’ Finally, for the tasting phase, Bañales notes that ‘the attack is inviting, perfectly harmonised, with a good dose of acidity,’ and he also mentions that Rosae ‘is a very persistent wine in terms of aroma and taste sensations.’ ‘It’s truly a pleasure to have a Tempranillo in this rosé version,’ he remarks, defining it as ‘a rosé faithful to its origins’.
And, when it comes to pairing, what goes best with Arzuaga’s rosé? It’s definitely a versatile wine that’s perfect for accompanying everything from ‘simple aperitifs, all kinds of rice and pasta dishes, even white meat, light fish or even more oily fish…’ Something else that goes in its favour is that fact that thanks to its balance, it’s possible to enjoy it at different temperatures, both as a cool rosé as well as at 10°C, 11°C or even 12°C, when it pairs perfectly with ‘carpaccios or more complex meats, raw meat, Asian cuisine…’
Finally, we couldn’t finish this post without mentioning Rosae’s peculiar design. The wine’s label is printed directly onto the bottle, meaning that it can be used in an ice bucket or cold without the label disintegrating. ‘We wanted to make a wine that was different conceptually, that was Arzuaga in our always fine, balanced and elegant style, and, to do this, we wanted the bottle to be different as well,’ explains Bañales.
A subtle, gastronomic and unique wine that’s well worth giving a try.