Lavender and dried-flower notes lead, a varietal Syrah signature, over wild strawberry and raspberry. Pink grapefruit and mandarin zest lift the aromatics, with a faint saline hint from the coastal alluvial soils at Roccastrada.
Rocca di Montemassi Syrosa Rosato
A pale coral rosé from Maremma Toscana DOC, made entirely from Syrah on Rocca di Montemassi's coastal Roccastrada estate. Five months on the lees add texture behind fresh strawberry, pink grapefruit and lavender. Dry, light and best drunk young.
How Syrosa tastes: Syrah rosé from coastal Maremma
Rocca di Montemassi vinifies Syrosa in steel and rests it five months on the lees, which is why this 100% Syrah rosé reads fresh and floral rather than weighty. Expect lavender and red berries over pink grapefruit, with a soft, dry, gently textured palate.
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- ItalianWines editorial (drinker consensus)
- Tasted on
- 25 June 2026
- Source
- Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
- Taste profile
Dry and light-bodied, with the bright citrus acidity Maremma rosé is built on. Red-berry and white-peach fruit carry through, and five months on the lees give a gentle, almost creamy texture and a whisper of vanilla rather than any oak weight.
The close is clean and citrus-fresh, with a mineral, slightly saline echo that keeps it refreshing.
An easy, fruit-forward coastal rosé that Vivino drinkers rate around 3.7 across 668 reviews, praised for freshness and value. It is an aperitivo and summer-table wine, the entry point to Rocca di Montemassi's Maremma range, best drunk within two to three years of the vintage.
Buying Syrosa in the UK
Syrosa is an entry-level rosé that trades around £12 a bottle. UK availability is thin and vintage-dependent, so the live listing below is the most reliable guide to current price and stock.
How Syrosa scores: an everyday Maremma rosé
Syrosa scores high for everyday drinking and approachability and low for cellaring, which is exactly right for a fresh, dry, sub-£15 Syrah rosé built to drink on release.
Dry, soft and fruit-forward with no oak or tannin to navigate, it is a low-risk, approachable introduction to Maremma rosé.
Light, dry, versatile and well priced, it is an easy midweek and warm-weather bottle rather than a special-occasion wine.
Bright acidity and negligible tannin make it a flexible match for shellfish, tomato antipasti and soft cheese, though it lacks the body for rich meat.
At about £12 it sits a little above the cheapest Central Italy rosés, but single-estate Maremma Toscana DOC fruit and five months on the lees justify the small premium.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
Maremma Toscana in five fields
A compact view of what the Maremma Toscana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
Where to Buy
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Syrosa across vintages
Syrosa is made to be drunk young. Each release is a steel-aged rosé built for its first two to three years, so the freshest vintage on the shelf is almost always the one to buy.
- Lowest price
- £11.99
- Retailers
- 0 in stock · 1 awaiting restock
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Window
- Drink now through 2022
2019 gave coastal Maremma a balanced, even-ripening season, so the Syrah came in with ripe red-berry fruit and fresh acidity. As a steel-aged rosé it was built for early drinking, best in its first two to three years rather than 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.
What to eat with Syrosa: shellfish, antipasti and soft cheese
With bright acidity and no tannin, Syrosa is a coastal-table rosé. It is happiest with Maremma seafood, tomato-led antipasti and fresh cheeses, and out of its depth against chilli heat or long-braised red meat.
Tomato antipasti and Caprese
The wine's citrus-led acidity matches the acidity of ripe tomato and refreshes fresh mozzarella, so each bite of a Caprese or a margherita stays lively rather than heavy.
Try with: Insalata Caprese · Pizza Margherita · Pappa al Pomodoro · More pairings →
Mussels and coastal shellfish
Maremma is a coastal DOC, and the rosé's saline freshness and red-berry fruit flatter briny shellfish while its acidity cuts through pepper, garlic and olive oil.
Try with: Impepata di cozze · Cozze arraganate · Fregula ai frutti di mare · More pairings →
Mediterranean fish with herbs
The lavender and red-berry aromatics of Syrah bridge to herb, tomato and caper dressings on Mediterranean fish, echoing the dish rather than fighting it.
Try with: Pesce spada alla Siciliana · Brodetto alla giuliese · Baccala Mantecato · More pairings →
Vitello Tonnato and fried antipasti
Five months on the lees give the rosé enough texture and acidity to cut the richness of tuna-veal sauce and fried dough, keeping cold cuts and fritti fresh.
Try with: Vitello Tonnato · Gnocco fritto · Frico · More pairings →
Young pecorino and soft cheeses
Light-bodied and dry, the wine sits level with fresh, mild cheeses; its strawberry fruit flatters them where a tannic red would overwhelm.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Caciocavallo farcito · Insalata Caprese · More pairings →
Chilli heat and long-braised red meat
A delicate 13% rosé has no tannin or oak to lean on, so fiery chilli strips its fruit and a long-braised ragù simply flattens it. Save those plates for a structured red.
Skip with: Pasta arrabbiata · Pizza Diavola · Brasato al Barolo · Spezzatino di pecora · Pairing guide →
Peak around 2020. 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 steel-vinified rosé built for freshness; there is nothing to gain from cellaring, so drink it within two to three years.
£11.99 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
Where Syrosa's tasting notes come from
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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 · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur 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 · MediumExplore Syrah, rosé and Maremma Toscana
Common Questions
Syrosa is made from 100% Syrah. The name joins Syrah with rosa, the Italian for pink, reflecting both the grape and the rosé style.
Yes. Syrosa is a dry, light-bodied rosé with fresh citrus acidity, fermented in steel and rested five months on the lees for a little texture.
Pale coral in the glass, it leads with lavender, wild strawberry and pink grapefruit, then a soft, dry palate of red berries and white peach with a clean, lightly saline finish.
It suits coastal Italian cooking: mussels and shellfish, Mediterranean fish, tomato antipasti and fresh cheeses such as a Caprese. Avoid fiery chilli or long-braised red meat, which overwhelm it.
It is a Maremma Toscana Rosato DOC, grown on Rocca di Montemassi's estate at Roccastrada in the province of Grosseto, near the Tuscan coast.
Drink it young. This is a fresh, steel-aged rosé made for its first two to three years, so reach for the most recent vintage you can find.
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