The 2014 Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Rosè opens to a bright pink color and luminous ruby highlights. The color is unique and definitely helps this wine stand out in crowd. The nose is fragrant and sweet with a high tenor of wild berry and fresh fruit aromas. This is a simple and straightforward effort with medium consistency and more fresh berry intensity on the close. It ferments on the skins for 18 hours to achieve that pretty pink color. You really can't beat that low price.

This pomegranate-pink Cerasuolo from central Italy opens with spicy aromas of chopped herb, cassis and raspberry and ends with cooling acidity on the close. The mouthfeel shows balanced density and smoothness. ——M.L.(6/1/2011)—— 87