Why this wine matters
More than a famous label.
The 2025 comes from Manincor’s best red-wine sites and uses a broad multi-variety blend. Biodynamic farming and a mix of saignée and direct pressing give the wine both freshness and real structure.
Manincor · Alto Adige
La Rose de Manincor
Rosé · raspberry · cherry · mineral · juicy · fine tannin
La Rose de Manincor is a far more vinous style of rosé than the usual pale Provence template: deeper in colour, more textural and built to sit at the table.
Country
Italy
Region
Alto Adige
Appellation
Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Grapes
Cabernet Franc · Merlot · Pinot Noir · Schiava · Tempranillo · Syrah · Petit Verdot
Style
Rosé
Realistic spend
£21–£30
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
valentinesbirthdayweddinganniversarygarden partymothers daygift
A natural Valentine’s, wedding and summer-table rosé with more structure than a simple poolside style.
How it is made
The decisions behind the style.
Part of the juice comes from short skin contact and saignée, while another portion is directly pressed. Fermentation takes place in both wooden barrels and stainless steel, partly with indigenous yeasts, followed by about five months on fine lees.
What does it taste like?
The shape of the wine.
Raspberry and cherry are joined by mineral freshness and a juicy, creamy mid-palate, with fine tannin and a long fruit-mineral finish.
Body3/5
Acidity4/5
Tannin1/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence1/5
Freshness5/5
Aroma4/5
Serve it well
Serve lightly chilled at around 8–10°C.
If this wine were human…
The modern classic
If La Rose de Manincor were human, it would be knows the rules well enough to break exactly the right ones.
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Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Knows the rules well enough to break exactly the right ones. You notice small details and then pretend you did not, mostly to see whether anyone else does.
At dinner, you are happy to share the bottle, but you definitely noticed who poured themselves the heroic measure. Secretly, you are slightly competitive about having found the good place before everyone else.
In short: knows the rules well enough to break exactly the right ones. rosé energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
No dead ends.
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
Keep exploring
There are 365 more wines where this came from.
Research sources
This profile is researched against producer or similarly authoritative material. Vintage-specific details are kept separate from the permanent wine identity.