Controvento Onda Anomala NV

Onda Anomala is a still rosé (rosato) made from Montepulciano grown by the sea in Abruzzo.

The vines were planted between 1998 and 2001 on clay-limestone soils close to the Adriatic, part of the small organic estate Vincenzo Di Meo runs at Rocca San Giovanni. Fermentation starts spontaneously with native yeasts, nothing is added (sulphites included), and the wine spends a few months in steel. It goes into bottle without fining, clarification or filtration, and production is tiny at about 1,000 bottles.

Chill it to 8–10°C and, as the producer suggests, pour it into tulip glasses. It makes a good aperitif and suits seafood pasta, pizza or salumi.