2024 Collecapretta 'Rosato di Ciliegiolo' Umbria IGT, Italy Mikael Bouges Elian is one of those

Elian is one of those French vignerons that is universally respected by just about every other vigneron you talk with

The palate delivers crystalline tension—oyster-shell salinity

and when that was finished

The wines is always brisk

2024 Collecapretta 'Rosato di Ciliegiolo' Umbria IGT, Italy Mikael Bouges Elian is one of thoseCiliegiolo grapes. A wine with deep generosity, sunny, warm and welcoming, it expresses flowers, malt and gingerbread in addition to the recurring earthy accent. In the mouth it has a vigorous and welcoming tactility, the finish is creamy and broad its emollient capacity allows it to regulate even the most difficult dishes to match, think of spicy foods (all of them) and oriental spicy cuisine or raw meat. from the winemaker