# Freaky Rosato (2022)

- **Producer:** Progetto SETE
- **Colour:** rosé
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Ciliegiolo, Bonamico, Sangiovese, Ottonese, Malvasia Puntinata, Moscato Bianco
- **Region:** Lazio, Italy
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.0%
- **Average price:** €20
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** No
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** strawberry, cherry, grapefruit, orange, rose

## About this wine

Progetto SETE is an agricultural and social preservation initiative based in Priverno, Lazio, founded by Arcangelo Galuppi and Emiliano Giorgi. The project focuses on rescuing abandoned micro-vineyards with old vines across the Amaseno River Valley to preserve indigenous grape varieties and local heritage. 'Freaky' originated during the exceptionally wet 2014 vintage when severe disease pressures yielded so few grapes that the winemakers were forced to harvest and co-ferment white and red varieties together in a single vat, creating a distinctively vibrant house style.

## Interesting facts

- Created by accident in 2014 when heavy rain forced winemakers to harvest and ferment red and white grapes together.
- Progetto SETE rescues abandoned vineyards aged 50 to over 100 years in Lazio's Amaseno River Valley.
- Made with zero added sulfites, unfined, unfiltered, and co-fermented on skins for seven days.

## Food pairing

The energetic acidity and skin-contact texture of this natural rosé cut effortlessly through cured pork fat and rich cheeses, while its bright fruit profile complements delicate seafood and crisp wood-fired flatbreads.

## Wine making process

The wine is crafted through a seven-day co-maceration of indigenous red and white grape varieties on their skins. Harvested entirely by hand from certified organic vineyards, the grapes undergo soft pressing with a hydraulic press. Fermentation occurs spontaneously using only native yeasts without temperature control or enological additions. The wine ages for six months in stainless steel and fiberglass tanks before being bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with zero added sulfites.