Lammidia Panda Rosa 2021

Panda Rosa is 100% Moscato Rosa grown organically on clay and limestone soils in the hills of Pescara province, Abruzzo, at roughly 700 meters above sea level. The vines average 25 years old and are hand harvested. Moscato Rosa is a rare, red-skinned member of the Muscat family, notoriously low-yielding and prone to irregular fruit set due to its thin skins and need for cross-pollination from neighboring varieties.

In the cellar, Lammidia keeps it minimal: direct press, spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel, aged in stainless steel with no fining, no filtration, and zero added sulfur. The result is a deeply hued rosato with all the grape's natural aromatic intensity intact. Residual lees contribute texture and keep the wine alive without additives.

Lammidia is based in Villa Celiera, a small village within the Gran Sasso National Park in the province of Pescara. Davide Gentile and Marco Giuliani, friends since childhood in Pescara, started making wine in 2010 and released their first official vintage in 2013. They built their own concrete tanks and amphorae and operate on a no-chemicals, no-filtration, no-sulfur philosophy across their entire range. Their motto: uva e basta (grapes and that is it).

Panda Rosa sits outside conventional Abruzzo DOC classifications, sold as a table wine, which gives Lammidia full freedom over variety selection and winemaking. The wine is best enjoyed young, chilled slightly, when its aromatic lift and high natural acidity are at their most vivid.