Pink can be serious

 Pink, or rose, wines can get a bad rap as a poolside quaffers worth very little attention or effort.  yet the best manage to cross those boundaries very well - still fun, but serious and worthy of contemplation.  Tonight's wine was one such example.  Castellaro's 2018 Rosa Caolina is dominated by the Corinto Nero grape, grown on volcanic soils on the tiny island of Lipari, which is between Sicily and the Italian mainland.  The wine has a slightly frizzante style - akin to Txakoli wines. It has a fascinating nose of wild berries and brambles, green apple, seawater and hot rocks, and a certain warm spice note of cinnamon or nutmeg.  The palate is similar, with intense acidity keeping it very fresh, even though it's nearly 3 (old by many people's standards for rose).  Good at the table, good as an aperitif, and it really straddles the fun and serious divide exceptionally well.