Alonso & Pedrajo Suane Rosado Reserva 2020 CALIOTHER and it shows what the

and it shows what the grape can do when treated as a serious wine rather than a beach quaffer

he and his wife bought a plateau near Nîmes covered in rounded galets — the same stones you see in Châteauneuf-du-Pape

14 acres all in Pinot Noir

Harmonious Mineral Barolo with Scents of flowers and delicate spice

António's connection to the islands runs deep—his father is from the Azores

Alonso & Pedrajo Suane Rosado Reserva 2020 CALIOTHER and it shows what theThis is not a poolside rose. Alonso & Pedrajo, a young Rioja Alta project farming high altitude vines at the region's cool western edge, make their Suane rosado the old fashioned, serious way, with white and red grapes given skin contact and then aged in French oak. The result is pale salmon in the glass but structured and savory on the palate, with real texture and a mineral spine. It's a rose built for the dinner table rather than the aperitif hour.