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Laithwaites' own-label Abruzzo rosato: hand-picked Montepulciano with Merlot and a splash of Sangiovese. Deep pink and Medium Dry, all creamy strawberry and citrus tang at 11% ABV. A declassified Cerasuolo-style pink for the antipasti table.
Laithwaites' card promises bright berry, citrus tang and creamy ripe strawberry, and Vivino's crowd broadly agrees at 3.7 stars across 505 ratings, logging strawberry, raspberry and blood orange. Here is how the deep-pink Abruzzo blend reads in the glass.
Creamy ripe strawberry leads, the descriptor both Direct Wines datasheets repeat for this wine, with raspberry behind it and the bright citrus tang the Laithwaites card promises; blood orange turns up among the 19 citrus mentions in Vivino's taste summary. The US sheet adds a forest-fruit tone, and a few drinkers find a peachy stone-fruit hint.
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Wet stonesDeep pink and banded Medium Dry by Laithwaites, so rounder than a pale Provence style: plush cherry, plum and strawberry from hand-picked Abruzzo Montepulciano, with the Merlot and splash of Sangiovese in the UK blend keeping the acidity fresh. At 11% ABV it stays featherweight, and a mineral edge shows in 8 of the 87 reviews behind Vivino's taste profile.
Vibrant and moderately long, closing on creamy red berry; the WSJwine sheet for the vintage-dated US bottling calls it a long, vibrant finish, while the UK card's closing word is roundness rather than bone-dry snap.
An honest aperitif-to-antipasti pink: Vivino's crowd places this Citra-made bottling at 3.7 stars across 505 ratings, a shade above its Farinelli Rosso sibling. Serve it well chilled and drink by the 31 December 2027 date printed on current UK stock, alongside bruschetta, salami or a seafood risotto.
Farinelli Rosato is a Laithwaites exclusive in the UK: 9.99 GBP a bottle (13.32 GBP per litre), dropping to 8.99 GBP in a mixed dozen with free delivery. Direct Wines' US arms list the same wine vintage-dated; WSJwine's 2024 is currently sold out.
Scored on our six-dimension Italian Wine Fit framework: the 9.99 GBP own-label price, the 11% ABV lightness and the drink-by-2027 freshness window shape every number below.
Soft, fruity and 11% ABV, served chilled: creamy strawberry and citrus tang with no tannin or oak to decode make this a textbook first Italian rosato.
At 9.99 GBP and 11% ABV with a fridge-door serving style spanning antipasti to mild curry, this is a weeknight and picnic pink; the inverse of its cellar score with no price-band penalty to subtract.
Bruschetta, salami, risotto and even a mild Thai curry sit on the merchant's own card, and Vivino's experts add shellfish, poultry and soft cheese; citrus-tang acidity and 11% lightness span that spread with no tannin veto.
Derived editorially with no category price aggregate: 9.99 GBP (8.99 GBP in a mixed dozen) sits above the supermarket Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC band while carrying no appellation, but Vivino's 3.7 stars over 505 ratings edges the crowd verdict above the Farinelli Rosso sibling.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
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The UK bottling carries no vintage year: current stock shows 11% ABV and a printed drink-by date of 31 December 2027. The same wine ships vintage-dated in the US, where Vivino raters scored the 2020 at 3.8 stars. Buy it for this summer, not for keeping.
Bottled without a declared vintage: the UK label carries no year and current stock shows a printed drink-by date of 31 December 2027 at 11% ABV. Direct Wines' US arms sell the same wine vintage-dated, and Vivino raters put the 2020 at 3.8 stars. Buy it for this summer's table, not for keeping.
Bottled without a declared vintage: the UK label carries no year and current stock shows a printed drink-by date of 31 December 2027 at 11% ABV. Direct Wines' US arms sell the same wine vintage-dated, and Vivino raters put the 2020 at 3.8 stars. Buy it for this summer's table, not for keeping.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Laithwaites' own serving card runs from bruschetta and salami to risotto and even a Thai curry, and Vivino's experts add shellfish and poultry. The through-line is citrus-tang acidity, 11% lightness and creamy strawberry fruit.
Laithwaites' own serving card names cured meats like salami. The citrus tang both Direct Wines sheets describe plus 11% lightness rinse salumi fat exactly the way a deep-pink Cerasuolo-style rosato earns its place on an Abruzzo table.
Try with: Gnocco fritto · Porchetta · Arancini · More pairings →
The merchant's card opens with bruschetta, and the structure agrees: the bright citrus tang that draws 19 mentions in Vivino's taste summary sits level with raw tomato and olive oil, so neither the wine nor the antipasto turns flat.
Try with: Bruschetta · Insalata Caprese · Panzanella · More pairings →
A deep-pink Montepulciano rosato carries more weight than pale pinks, which is why Vivino's experts flag shellfish and lean fish and the Laithwaites card adds risotto. An American #ItalianFWT blogger proved the point with seafood ravioli.
Try with: Fregula ai frutti di mare · Mussels · Squid ink risotto · More pairings →
Laithwaites' card closes with even a Thai curry, and it works within limits: creamy strawberry fruit and the Medium Dry roundness bridge to coconut-milk spice while 11% ABV keeps chilli burn low. Stay at green-curry heat, not jungle-curry heat.
Try with: Green curry · Chicken pad thai · Salt and pepper prawns
The US Direct Wines sheet pairs this rosato with chicken, pork and salads, and Vivino adds poultry. Seasoned skin, picnic brine and smoke meet ripe strawberry fruit, with the wine's citrus tang standing in for the squeeze of lemon.
Try with: Roast chicken · Pork belly · Scottish Smoked Salmon
At 11% with soft acidity and no tannin, this pink has nothing to grip char-grilled beef fat and nothing to answer serious chilli. The Fiorentina and vindaloo end of the table wants Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC in its red form, not its declassified rosato.
Skip with: Fiorentina steak · Beef wellington · Lamb bhuna · Pairing guide →
A declassified, non-vintage Vino Rosato with a printed 31 December 2027 drink-by date is a wine for the fridge door, not the rack. Buy the mixed dozen for the 8.99 GBP price break and drink it chilled through the year.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
A non-vintage, declassified Vino Rosato with a printed 31 December 2027 drink-by date has no ageing case; freshness is the whole point of the Cerasuolo style it declassifies from.
£10.29 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumFarinelli is a Laithwaites own label, presented as an Adriatic-coast Abruzzo estate run by Federica d'Amato and Pasquale Caldora; Vivino attributes the bottling to Citra, the large Chieti-based Abruzzo co-operative whose winemaking orbit also produces the Farinelli Rosso. That is why the name never appears on Italian shelves. Our guide "Who Really Makes Britain's Own-Label Italian Wine?" explains how to trace these merchant exclusives through their back-label bottler codes.
The UK datasheet states hand-picked Montepulciano, Merlot and a splash of Sangiovese, grown high in the Abruzzo hills. Direct Wines' US page for the vintage-dated bottling describes Montepulciano with a splash of Merlot, and Vivino files the wine under Montepulciano; whichever statement you read, it is a Montepulciano-led Abruzzo blend.
Because it is deliberately declassified: deep-pink Montepulciano rosato from these hills traditionally sells as Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC, a denomination created in 2010 whose zone covers the region's coastal hills below 600 metres. Laithwaites explains that strict DOC volume limits leave surplus wine to sell as plain Vino Rosato, and credits that route for the 9.99 GBP price.
Expect creamy ripe strawberry, bright berry and citrus tang with a touch of spice and roundness, per the Laithwaites tasting card; the US sheet adds forest-fruit aromas and a vibrant finish. On Vivino the crowd rates it 3.7 stars across 505 ratings and logs strawberry, raspberry, blood orange and a light mineral edge.
Laithwaites suggests serving it chilled as an aperitif and alongside bruschetta, cured meats like salami, risotto or even a Thai curry. Vivino's experts add shellfish, poultry, lean fish and mild soft cheese, so think antipasti table, seafood pasta and picnic chicken rather than big roasts.
Dry with a ripe-fruited roundness: Laithwaites bands the UK bottling Medium Dry while WSJwine calls the vintage-dated US version very dry and crisp. In the glass that means creamy strawberry softness rather than sugar, kept fresh by citrus-tang acidity at a light 11% ABV.
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