Durin Riviera Ligure di Ponente Rossese 2022

Rossese is a light, tangy red grape (called Tibouren in Provence) that made its way east to the hills of Liguria some centuries ago. Full of red roses, wild strawberries, raspberries, and Mediterrean herbs.

Winemaker Antonio Basso represents the third generation of farmers from Ortovero, and tends some 259 separate, small vineyards on steep hillsides just three miles away from the azure Mediterranean as the crow flies. Altitude here ranges from 150 feet to as high as 2,100 feet! This is the inspired madness of vine growing in mountanous Liguria—so much so that there are only a few dozen, full-time producers in the region. Yet for those stubborn, inspired few, what Liguria can give is nothing less than extraordinary. The thread that connects the wines of Liguria is indeed the sea: whites are limpid and invigorating, reds tangy and salinekissed. Each bottle begs for Mediterranean cuisine and lively company.