IGT Rose

Cecchi Calipte Toscana Rosato IGT

Casa Vinicola Luigi Cecchi & Figli

Grape
Sangiovese
Denomination
Toscana IGT
Region
Tuscany
ABV
12%
Drink
Now to 2028

A pale Tuscan rosé made only from Sangiovese, grown on Cecchi's sandy Maremma land. No barrel, and two months in bottle, so the acacia and raspberry scent stays bright. Dry, light and 12%: an aperitivo wine that also handles shellfish.

Price
£14.60 Save 15%

2025 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free over £129

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Tasting Notes

How Cecchi's Calipte rosé tastes

Cecchi press Sangiovese the way most people press a white grape, with short, frequent pump-overs in steel and no barrel at any point. The wine then rests two months in bottle before it goes on sale. That is why Calipte smells of acacia flower and raspberry rather than wood.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
31 August 2026
Vintage in glass
2025
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Typical of Sangiovese
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Acacia flower comes first, the note Cecchi lead with on their own sheet, then raspberry and a squeeze of bergamot. Falstaff's panel found eucalyptus and white flowers in the 2024, and there is violet and dog rose in there too. There is no smell of wood at all, because the wine never goes near a barrel.

GrapefruitGrapefruit
AcaciaAcacia
BergamotBergamot
VioletViolet
CherryCherry
RaspberryRaspberry
StrawberryStrawberry
EucalyptusEucalyptus
Wet stonesWet stones
Palate

Light and properly dry, with about four grams of sugar in a litre and plenty of acidity behind the fruit. Strawberry and pink grapefruit lead, with a savoury edge that comes off the Sangiovese skins. The fruit stays taut because the vines sit on loose sandy Maremma soil that holds little water, and sea breezes cool the nights. At 12% this is one of the lighter Tuscan rosés on the shelf.

Finish

Short, clean and faintly bitter, a small twist the 2024 had as well. It asks for another sip rather than a long think.

Overall

A well-liked everyday rosé that drinkers reach for with shellfish, chicken and soft cheese. This is Cecchi's easy summer bottle rather than a serious one: buy the newest vintage, chill it hard, drink it soon.

Drink now Best by 2028
Live UK pricing

What Calipte costs, and where to find it

Vino.com carries both the 2024 and the 2025 on this page. In Italy the wine sells for about 13 euros, and Mercanti in Bristol sells a six-bottle trade case to UK restaurants and shops. With a rosé this light, the newest vintage on the shelf is the one to buy.

Best price · 75 cl · 2025 £14.60 at Vino.com
75cl · 2025 available from Vino.com £14.60, in stock
Vintages live 2025 Current release: 2025
Per-litre (75cl · 2025 basis) £19.47 Lowest current 75cl · 2025 offer
Last checked 27 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Wine fit score

Where Calipte fits, in six scores

The six scores below read Calipte as an easy, food-friendly, everyday bottle. It rates high for food and for beginners, and low for keeping. At 12% with no oak and no tannin, there is nothing here built to age.

Best intro to this style 8.8/10

A pale, dry, low-alcohol rosé from Italy's best-known red grape, with nothing sharp or odd to get used to.

Best with food 8.4/10

No tannin, plenty of acidity and a light body make it fit almost any starter, shellfish plate or vegetable dish.

Best everyday bottle 8.4/10

Cheap enough for a Tuesday, light enough to open before dinner, and it works with most of what you would cook.

Best value 6.8/10

Around 13 euros in Italy puts it level with Frescobaldi's Alìe and Mazzei's Belguardo on the same Tuscan shelf, and Falstaff gave the 2024 89 points.

Best for an occasion 3.2/10

An entry-level Toscana IGT rosé, though the hummingbird printed on the glass gives it more presence than the price suggests.

Best for cellar 1.5/10

No oak, no ageing rules to meet and 12% alcohol: this is built to drink young, not to keep.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Toscana in five fields

A compact view of what the Toscana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
Variety list not yet recorded
This bottle: Sangiovese.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Arezzo · Firenze · Grosseto · Livorno · Lucca · Massa Carrara · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
IGT · Toscana
Classification
IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)
What that means →
Vintages

2024 and 2025 on the Tuscan coast

2025 was a balanced year. A wet spring filled the water table, then a cool summer brought scattered rain. 2024 turned hot and dry after a wet start, with cold nights that held the acidity in place. Falstaff scored the 2024 at 89 points.

2025 Current release
Best price
£14.60
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
12.0%
Window
Drink now through 2028

Cecchi call 2025 a balanced year on the Tuscan coast. Heavy spring rain filled the water table, then a cool summer brought only scattered showers, and July rain pulled June's heat back down. The estate reports ripe fruit with good acidity, and Vivino drinkers rate this the best year yet for Calipte.

2024 Sold through
Best price
not listed
Retailers
0 in stock
ABV
12.0%
Window
Drink now through 2027

A wet winter and cool spring were followed by a hot, dry summer, with cold nights that kept the acidity in place. Falstaff gave this vintage 89 points in May 2025 and found a light bitter twist on the finish. It was drinking well through the 2025 summer and should hold into 2027.

2025 Current release
Best price
£14.60
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
12.0%
Window
Drink now through 2028

Cecchi call 2025 a balanced year on the Tuscan coast. Heavy spring rain filled the water table, then a cool summer brought only scattered showers, and July rain pulled June's heat back down. The estate reports ripe fruit with good acidity, and Vivino drinkers rate this the best year yet for Calipte.

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.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Why a Maremma rosé is labelled Toscana IGT

The grapes grow in the Maremma, on Tuscany's southern coast, where Cecchi bought the Val delle Rose estate in 1996. The label still reads Toscana IGT, the region-wide Tuscan name, not the local Maremma Toscana DOC that Cecchi uses for its Caprifoglio Viognier.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Toscana is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. Varieties not yet recorded
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Toscana falls within Tuscany, covering Arezzo · Firenze · Grosseto · Livorno · Lucca · Massa Carrara · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena.

The zone the estate stands in The producer

Made at Casa Vinicola Luigi Cecchi & Figli, Castellina in Chianti. Directions

04

Reading the label

  • Casa Vinicola Luigi Cecchi & FigliProducer / estate
  • SangioveseGrape varieties
  • Toscana IGTGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2025Vintage (year of harvest)
  • 12.0% volAlcohol by volume
05

What sits behind the price of Toscana IGT Rosato Calipte Cecchi

Tracked from
£14.60
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
4 up / 2 down
Main factor
UK duty and VAT on a still wine
  1. 01

    Maremma coast fruit from the Val delle Rose estate

    Cost up

    Cecchi have grown Sangiovese at Val delle Rose on Tuscany's southern coast since 1996. Fruit picked early and separately for a pale rosé is a smaller, fussier pick than the estate's red harvest.

  2. 02

    No barrel, and only two months in bottle before sale

    Cost down

    Calipte never sees oak and ships two months after bottling. No barrels to buy, and no cellar space tied up for years, unlike the Brunello in the same Cecchi range at about three times the price.

  3. 03

    Toscana IGT rather than a DOC or DOCG

    Cost down

    The label is Toscana IGT. There is no minimum ageing to serve and no tasting panel to pass before release, so the wine can be sold the spring after harvest.

  4. 04

    Artwork printed straight onto the glass

    Cost up

    The hummingbird and flowers are printed on the bottle itself, not on a paper label. Cecchi commissioned the design for the April 2025 launch, and decorated glass costs more than a sticker.

  5. 05

    UK duty and VAT on a still wine

    Cost up

    UK duty on a still wine at 12% is 2.67 pounds a bottle. VAT then takes a sixth of the shelf price. On the 15.90 pound price here, that is about 5.30 pounds of tax before anyone else is paid.

  6. 06

    A wholesaler and a shipper sit in between

    Cost up

    Mercanti in Bristol lists a six-bottle case at 59.70 pounds before VAT, close to 10 pounds a bottle to the trade. The gap up to the shelf price covers the importer, the shipper and the shop.

01

Maremma coast fruit from the Val delle Rose estate

Cost up

Cecchi have grown Sangiovese at Val delle Rose on Tuscany's southern coast since 1996. Fruit picked early and separately for a pale rosé is a smaller, fussier pick than the estate's red harvest.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that go with this wine

Bread and Butter Pudding, plated

Bread and Butter Pudding
Kafta Kebab, plated

Kafta Kebab
Food Pairing

Cecchi's own pairings for Calipte, and what else works

Cecchi's technical sheet sends Calipte to the aperitivo first, then to delicate fish and shellfish, white meat, risotto and vegetable dishes. Salumi and schiacciata with prosciutto work too. The reason is the same every time: plenty of acidity and no tannin at all.

Acidity matching Strong match

Aperitivo plates: bread, tomato and mozzarella

Acidity is the whole point of this wine, and salty bread with tomato is what it was built for. The acid resets your mouth between bites so the third slice tastes like the first. Cecchi name the aperitivo as the first use on their own sheet.

Try with: Schiacciata · Focaccia · Insalata Caprese · More pairings →

Salt balance Strong match

Mussels, clams and other shellfish

Shellfish bring salt and iodine, and a wine with tannin turns metallic against them. Calipte has none, so the salt reads as savoury instead. Shellfish is the first thing drinkers reach for with this bottle.

Try with: Impepata di cozze · Cozze arraganate · Fregula ai frutti di mare · Polenta e schie · More pairings →

Fat cutting Good match

Fried antipasti and cured pork

Fried dough and fatty pork coat your tongue, and acid is what strips the coating away. This wine is light enough that it cuts without piling weight on top of a rich plate. Salumi and savoury tarts work for the same reason.

Try with: Gnocco fritto · Pizza Fritta · Porchetta · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Light risotto and spring vegetables

A 12% wine with no oak weighs about the same as a plate of rice and peas, so neither side shouts. Vegetables that would strip a big red leave this one alone. Cecchi list risotto and vegetable dishes on the technical sheet.

Try with: Risi e bisi · Pumpkin risotto · Torta pasqualina · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Cold white meat and salt cod with lemon

The bergamot and acacia in the glass run straight into lemon, caper and herb sauces on the plate. That shared citrus note is the bridge, and it makes cold veal or whipped salt cod taste brighter. Cecchi name white meat among the wine's best matches.

Try with: Vitello Tonnato · Coniglio alla ligure · Baccala Mantecato · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Chilli heat and long, heavy braises

Chilli makes alcohol burn, and although 12% is low, there is no sweetness here to soften the heat. Long braises and thick steak go the other way, and simply flatten a wine this light. For chilli, pour a lightly sweet white like Moscato d'Asti. For the steak, pour a firm red like Chianti Classico.

Skip with: Mapo tofu · Kung pao chicken · Green curry · Ossobuco alla Milanese · Fiorentina steak · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

How long a bottle of Calipte keeps

The ideal drinking window is 2026 to 2028. A reviewer who tasted the 2024 in July 2025 gave it another 12 to 18 months. Neither is cellar advice. Drink this one young and cold, soon after you buy it.

Drinking window
2026 → 2028

Peak around 2026. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
1 hour

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
8-10°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

No oak, no ageing rules to meet and 12% alcohol: this is built to drink young, not to keep.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£14.60 for a 75cl bottle of the 2025, at Vino.com, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Where the facts on this Calipte page came from

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 27 Oct 2026, 03:58 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 3.7 out of 5 from 378 ratings on Vivino.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our 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 · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Cecchi, Sangiovese and Tuscany

Producer
Casa Vinicola Luigi Cecchi & Figli Tuscany
Grapes
Sangiovese
Denomination
Toscana IGT
Region
Tuscany Region guide
Cuisine
British Cuisine 1 dishes paired Lebanese Cuisine 1 dishes paired

Common Questions

Sangiovese, and nothing else. Cecchi press it the way they would press a white grape, so the juice spends very little time on the skins. That is why the colour is pale pink rather than red.

The Maremma, on Tuscany's southern coast. Cecchi have farmed the Val delle Rose estate there since 1996. The vines sit on loose sandy soil that holds little water, cooled at night by breezes off the sea.

Dry. It carries about four grams of sugar in a litre, which is dry even by rosé standards. The fruit flavour you taste comes from the grape, not from sugar.

Drink it inside two years: the ideal window is 2026 to 2028. A reviewer who tasted the 2024 in July 2025 gave it another 12 to 18 months.

Start with the aperitivo. Cecchi's own sheet then points at delicate fish and shellfish, white meat, risotto and vegetable dishes. Salumi and schiacciata with prosciutto work too.

The newest one on the shelf. This is a wine built for its first summer, and the 2025 is the year drinkers have liked most so far.

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