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Scala Ciro Rose 2025 750ml
🇮🇹 Gorgeously rounded and silky — tangy blood orange, peach, and citrus fruits.
Scala Cirò Rosé — Calabria, Italy 2025 750ml
The Scala family has farmed the sun-scorched hills of Calabria for over 200 years — and their Cirò Rosé is one of southern Italy’s most compelling and underappreciated wines. Founded in 1949 and rebuilt with renewed ambition in 2005, the estate is today led by Luigi Scala, a traditionalist who favors quality over quantity and lets the anci...Show More >
Scala Cirò Rosé — Calabria, Italy 2025 750ml
The Scala family has farmed the sun-scorched hills of Calabria for over 200 years — and their Cirò Rosé is one of southern Italy’s most compelling and underappreciated wines. Founded in 1949 and rebuilt with renewed ambition in 2005, the estate is today led by Luigi Scala, a traditionalist who favors quality over quantity and lets the ancient Gaglioppo grape speak for itself. His son Francesco joined in 2008, bringing modern precision to a winery rooted in centuries of Calabrian heritage. The Cirò DOC, established in 1969, is one of Italy’s oldest appellations — and Scala is among its finest interpreters.
Translucent salmon-orange in color with brilliant clarity. The nose is aromatic and inviting: spicy peach, watermelon, and blood orange mingle with distinct stony, mineral notes. On the palate, it is gorgeously rounded and silky — tangy blood orange, peach, and citrus fruits are underscored by wet slate and a saline mineral tension that is unmistakably Calabrian. The finish is long, fresh, and deeply satisfying.
- Producer: Scala, Cirò, Calabria, Italy
- Vintage: 2025
- Appellation: Cirò DOC
- Varietal: 100% Gaglioppo
- Style: Dry Southern Italian Rosé
- Size: 750ml
- Tasting Notes: Peach, watermelon, blood orange, citrus, wet slate, saline minerality, long finish
- Cellar Potential: Drink now
- Best Paired With: Grilled swordfish, pasta al pomodoro, burrata, antipasti, Calabrian charcuterie
Ancient grape, ancient appellation, modern precision — Scala’s Cirò Rosé is Calabria’s best-kept secret.
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Wine Information:
Country: Italy
Region: Calabria
Sub-Region:
Appellation: Ciro
Variety: Gaglioppo
Type: Rose
Size: 750ml
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Made from Gaglioppo grapes. Translucent salmon orange colour. Spicy peach, water melon and blood orange scents mix with distinct stony notes. Gorgeously rounded and slippery in its feel, the palate features tangy blood orange, peach and citrus fruits which are underscored by wet slate characters. Finishes dry with brisk acidity and a delicious spicy blood orange driven aftertaste.
