Banfi, Alta Langa DOCG (Piedmont, Italy) 2010

This Rosé, made entirely from Pinot Noir, has the intensity of flavor you’d expect from a wine made from red grapes and a gorgeous rosy pink color.  Made by the classic — that is, Champagne — method of a secondary fermentation in the bottle (metodo classico, in Italian), an elegant suaveness balances its power.  A creamy mousse means you can drink it all evening.  It’s a versatile wine — a no-brainer as an aperitivo — but hearty enough to stand up to an antipasto or pasta with seafood.