# Pampa Rosa (2023)

- **Producer:** Anaïs Fanti
- **Colour:** rosé
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Pinot Noir
- **Region:** Alsace, France
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.5%
- **Average price:** €28
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** strawberry, raspberry, orange, smoke

## About this wine

Anaïs Fanti worked as a nurse before returning to her family’s roots in Ammerschwihr, Alsace, as a third-generation vigneron. Inspired by a pivotal journey to Georgia, she crafts low-intervention wines from a tiny estate of just 1.6 hectares. The name Pampa Rosa pays homage to the Argentine Pampas, reflecting the wild grasses and rich biodiversity she encourages throughout her clay-limestone vineyards.

## Interesting facts

- Anaïs Fanti transitioned from nursing to winemaking, taking over her family's historic vines in Alsace.
- Inspired by ancient Georgian traditions, she practices hands-off micro-vinification on just 1.6 hectares.
- The name Pampa Rosa honors the Argentine Pampas, symbolizing unclipped wild grasses in the vineyard.
- She crafts her wines in a tiny garage cellar located underneath her uncle's house.

## Food pairing

Crisp acidity and vibrant berry character make this rosé ideal for lighter proteins, fresh cheeses, and herbs. The absence of heavy tannins ensures it complements rather than clashes with delicate seafood or roasted summer vegetables.

## Wine making process

Harvested by hand in small crates, the Pinot Noir grapes undergo direct pressing with a brief maceration of up to 24 hours. Fermentation occurs spontaneously with natural yeasts in stainless steel vats without any inputs or additives. The wine ages for approximately one year on fine lees in stainless steel before being bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulfur additions.