Jean-Yves Peron Casa Rossa 2022

Type: Rose / Light Red
Producer: Jean Yves Peron
Country: France
Region: Savoie
Grape: grignolino, freisa, barbera
Year: 2022
Farming: Biodynamic

Casa Rossa is the Italian version of Vers la Maison rouge. It's an organic, biodynamic and natural wine made from three grape varieties: grignolino, freisa and barbera.

The organic grapes that make up Casa Rossa are harvested in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont. Grignolino and Freisa are pressed directly, while Barbera undergoes carbonic maceration. The three grape varieties are blended before being aged for a year in 300-liter casks. This is followed by a year in bottle.

Casa Rossa is a rosé that's not far from being a red. Barbera, an acidic grape variety, adds vivacity; Grignolino and Freisa (so named for their powerful strawberry aromas) give a vinous side that makes Casa Rossa a good winter wine, not a summer rosé. The wine is fruity, vinous, tangy, aromatic and very tasty. It drinks well on its own, but let's make sure it accompanies a good Italian pasta dish with a nice tomato or Bolognese sauce, a delicious charcuterie from Ferme de Mayrinhac or a rabbit gibelotte.