Cantine Cavicchioli Vigna del Cristo Lambrusco 2018
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A monovarietal Lambrusco di Sorbara born in 1987 to mark Cavicchioli’s 60th anniversary and made from grapes grown in the five-hectare vineyard of the same name in Cristo, in the Sorbara production zone. The vivid pale pink hue is accompanied by a mousse with purplish highlights; a concentrated nose of fruity and floral notes; and a full, mouth filling palate with a pleasant acidulous note. Vigna del Cristo is a wine that testifies to the quality of the Sorbara grape, which is modern and unique while remaining true to tradition.
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The shy nose slowly reveals Mediterranean scrub, citrus and a whiff of Spanish broom. The aromas give way to the linear palate offering sour cherry, citrus and a fennel note alongside fresh acidity.
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The Cavicchioli family has been cultivating vines in the San Prospero province of Modena (Sorbara DOC) for over a century, but it was not until 1928 that Umberto Cavicchioli began bottling the wine under his family name. Umberto’s two grandsons, brothers Sandro and Claudio are still part of the business today. The Cavicchioli family is among the largest landowners in the Modena DOC with 235 acres of vineyards of which 173 acres are of the prized Lambrusco di Sorbara variety. Here, the climate is always humid with cold winters and hot summers and vineyards are planted in the pergola system to keep the vines dry.
Made in a handful of wine regions across the globe, red sparkling wine ranges from delicately sweet to bone dry. While styles vary by region, red sparkling wine production methods are often the decision of the winemaker. For serving, cool red sparkling wine down to about 40F to 50F.
Extending from the Adriatic coast in the east, to the border of the Mediterranean Ligurian region in the west, Emilia Romagna is a large, central Italian region focused on a wide array of gastronomic specialties. The plains of Emilia host four well-defined subzones for its famous, lightly sparkling red, Lambrusco. The more coastal Romagna has the capacity to produce impressive wines from Sangiovese and Albana.