Lambrusco

ITALY – Lombardy – Po River Valley

Locality:

ITALY – Lombardy – Po River Valley

Appellation:

Lambrusco Mantovano

Grape Variety:

Lambrusco Ruberti

WineMaker:

Paolo Pasini

Vineyard:

Soil of alluvial sand, limestone and clay. From Vigna alla Madonnina planted in 2011 and from Vigna del Parco planted between 2008 and 2018.

Viticulture:

Certified organic. 5000 vines/ha. Guyot pruning.

WineMaking:

100% de-stemmed, then macerated for 3-4 days, followed by a light pressing in small vertical basket press. Fermented over ambient yeasts in stainless-steel tank, to produce the base wine, which is bottled with a small dose of must to initiate a secondary fermentation in bottle.

Aging:

After aging, the bottles are riddled and disgorged.

Bottling:

Neither fined nor filtered. Except for a tiny amount of SO2 in the pied de cuve, there are no added sulfites.

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