Lammidia Crick Sparkling Rose' 2018

Crick is a pét-nat rosé made from 100% Montepulciano grown at around 700 meters above sea level in Villa Celiera, Pescara province, within Abruzzo's Gran Sasso National Park. The vineyard is a half-hectare plot on calcareous clay-limestone soils, farmed without synthetic chemicals and harvested by hand when the berries still carry low sugar levels and high acidity.

The winemaking follows a minimal-intervention sequence: 12 hours of maceration on skins, a vertical direct press, one month of malolactic fermentation in tank, and then bottle refermentation initiated by the addition of fresh must from the same vintage's amphora-aged Rosso. The bottle fermentation traps CO2 naturally, producing a lively, persistent mousse without any added sulfites, fining, or filtration. The wine spends six months aging in bottle on its lees before release.

The name Crick is a nod to Lambic Kriek, the raspberry-infused Belgian beer that inspired the style: fizzy, fruit-driven, and low in alcohol at 10.5% ABV. The result lands somewhere between a sparkling water-apple and a light rosé, with cloudy pink color, a slight yeasty texture from the lees, and pronounced mineral salinity from the altitude and limestone soils.

No added sulfites. Unfiltered and unfined. Sealed with a crown cap.