Red Sparkling • 100% Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
Tasting Notes
Pairs With
ColorLively red color with purple highlights.
NoseThe bouquet on the nose is pleasantly fruity with hints of morello cherries. black-cherryjamstrawberry
FlavorFull palate with an attractive balance between an initial rounded sensation and the dry, tannic finish.
Emilia Romagna At a Glance
Region NameEmilia Romagna
Emilia-Romagna is a rich, fertile region of northern Italy and one of its most prolific wine regions. It spans almost the entire width of the northern Italian peninsula, sandwiched between Tuscany to the south, Lombardy and Veneto to the north, and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Nine miles of Liguria is all that separates Emilia-Romagna from the Ligurian Sea.
Score: 91Vintage 2022VinousPurple-tinged and dark as night, the 2022 Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro wafts up with a captivating blend of crushed blackberries, sage and balsamic spice. It feels creamy with zesty acidity to balance tart wild berry fruits that slowly saturate. Staining and long, even a bit chewy, it leaves a pleasantly tart sensation as violet pastille resonates, leaving the senses salivating for moreShelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 91Vintage 2021Wine EnthusiastThis Lambrusco opens with aromas of spiced-plum compote, fresh black fig and pepper. The bold and dense palate is loaded with black-hued fruit flavors melding seamlessly with savory herbs, spices and earthy notes finishing with a round and soft perlage. Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 91Vintage 2021Vinous MediaThe 2021 Lambrusco Grasparossa is spicy with a darkly floral blend of dried flowers, crushed rocks and cloves. This is distinctly savory, mixing bitter black fruits and wild herbs over a core of saline minerals. Brisk acidity maintains balance throughout, as the 2021 finishes perfumed and exotic, leaving a staining of primary concentration and boysenberry hints that linger. Enjoy the Grasparossa with a meal. This is about as serious as Lambrusco gets.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 90Vintage 2021Wine SpectatorA creamy, well-knit Lambrusco, featuring flavors of blackberry paste, black licorice, dried sage, candied violet and dark chocolate. Lightly chewy in texture and driven by lively acidity, which carries the flavors through to the well-spiced finish. Drink now. 2,166 cases made, 250 cases imported.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 90Vintage 2021Vinous MediaThe 2021 Lambrusco Il Grasparossa impresses with its pretty violet floral lavender tones before giving way to crushes black cherries. It's silky and round palate, more savory than sweet. Masses of spices, blackberry and inner florals collect toward the close. This leaves the cheeks puckered and the mouth watering for more, finishing with a staining of fruit concentration and nuances of sour citrus.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 91Vintage 2020Wine SpectatorAn elegant version, with a fine, satiny mousse and delicate flavors of wild strawberry and red currant, tobacco and leather, incense and anise. Fresh and lightly chalky on the lasting finish. Drink now. 1,250 cases made, 250 cases imported.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 90Vintage 2019Vinous MediaThe 2019 Lambrusco Il Grasparossa is intensely spicy and layered, as plum sauce gives way to sage, quinine, hints of birch and dusty dried flowers. It’s soft and pliant, only slightly frizzante-like, supporting tart red and black fruits, along with saline-mineral tones that collect toward the close. This comes across as quite savory as it tapers off fresh to hints of tobacco and black licorice.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 88Vintage 2018Wine SpectatorFragrant with star anise and sandalwood accents, this creamy Lambrusco features flavors of baked black cherry, dried fig and black licorice, with a sanguine, minerally edge. Lightly chewy on the lingering finish. Drink now. 2,150 cases made, 300 cases imported.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
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