This rather delicious pink from Frescobaldi is brimming with attractive red fruit. Cherry drops, raspberry and green strawberry dominate a lifted, enticing nose. There is a wonderful vein of freshness on the palate here, with a welcome bitterness and oily texture offered up from a small dollop of Vermentino in the mix. Delicious, and a wonderful alternative to Provence.

The Frescobaldi family need little introduction to most people in the wine game and have been arguably Tuscany, if not Italy's most famous name for over 1000 years, 700 of which is attributed to producing wine. In fact, as far back as the 15th and 16th centuries, Frescobaldi wine furnished both the English court, as well as the Roman Papal Court. The family moved to Florence in the year 1000 and settled in Tenuta Castiglioni, a wine estate that is still producing outstanding wines today. For context, the Frescobaldi family own nine different wine estates. Such an operation and output of wine has led to a wide range of sustainable initiatives and practices across the entire estate, not least their 'AgriQualità' certification, which denotes sustainable farming techniques in line with the protection of the natural environment. Furthermore, the Castello Nipozzano and Castello Pomino estates were the first in the region of Tuscany the be awarded the PEFC certification which is a sustainable program that looks to manage local forestry.