Sauro Maule Sgass Pét-Nat Rosé 2020

Sgass Pét-Nat Rosé is made from Tai Rosso, the indigenous red grape of the Colli Berici hills south of Vicenza. In the pét-nat method, fermentation begins in tank and is completed inside the sealed bottle, leaving a gentle fizz and a small amount of residual yeast sediment. The wine is unfined and unfiltered, with SO2 additions kept below 35 mg/l when used at all.

The grapes come from Sauro Maule's estate, Azienda Agricola Il Cavallino, in San Germano dei Berici. Vines are grown on the limestone and red clay soils typical of the Colli Berici DOC, trained to guyot after the old pergola rows were removed. No herbicides, pesticides, or synthetic fertilizers are used. Vineyard treatments are limited to copper and sulfur. Cover crops are mown in spring and returned to the soil as organic matter.

On the palate the wine is dry, lightly sparkling, and driven by bright red fruit — wild strawberry and fresh cherry — with a saline edge and lively acidity. The light skin contact from Tai Rosso gives the wine its pale salmon color and a subtle grip.

Sauro Maule began making wine in 2011, initially in the cellar of natural wine pioneer Angiolino Maule of La Biancara, a founding member of the VinNatur association. He opened his own winery at the family property in 2017, converting a former cattle shed into a cellar.