Recommendation: Unique, flavorful, delicious and an excellent value.
Winery/Producer: Azienda Vitivinicola Fattoria Moretto; Castelvetro, Italy.
Grape Variety: Lambrusco Grasparossa
Geographic Region, Appellation: Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
Vintage: 2013
Price: $18.90 with a 10% discount)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: Leftover Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the trimmings.
Tasting:
He said: Chilled before opening. VERY opaque and VERY dark purple color. Light blackberry aromas. A WOW intense taste of blackberry, ripe blueberry and effervescence…deep dark fruit taste (just as it looks) with a sparkling dry, zesty finish. It’s a WOW, WOW wine. Wonderful with the turkey and delicious drinking alone. Think the deepest darkest red wine you have had and add Champagne bubbles. It’s a VERY fun wine and one I would pair with all kinds of food. It’s light, flavorful and delicious…just plain fantantic in my book
She said: I can’t really decide why I like this wine but I do. There is no big flavor or body but the experience on the palate is divine. With a light body it offers mouth tingling tannins that persist into the long finish and are emphasized by the effervescence. I have nothing to compare it with price wise but I would quickly buy it again.
Comments:
Alcohol: 11%
Bar code: 7 61503 72550 9
Imported by: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant; Berkeley, California.