Paltrinieri - Lambrusco d'ell Emilia - 'Solco', Italy (2020)

TASTING NOTES

A traditionally-styled Lambrusco with a big, ripe summer berry profile, lively mousse and some residual sugar (about 12 g/l) that is off-set by good acidity and a lovely savoury edge. The classic Italian pairing for a charcuterie board.

Paltrinieri is one of the masters of Lambrusco producing wines that are a little more nuanced and subtle than the norm with a sense of minerality providing a tautness to the mouthful.  

Lambrusco "Solco" was born in a winery that represents the history of Lambrusco. The Paltrinieri family has been making wines in the Sorbara area since the early 1900s and has contributed greatly to the qualitative growth of the area's wines, with labels that express the best qualities of this ancient native vine. Lambrusco Salamino grapes are harvested in mid-September in the Vigneto del Cristo, a 15-hectare plot characterized by loose soil, quite rich in organic matter. Lambrusco Salamino has always been grown in the vineyards of the Modena area as a pollinator for the Lambrusco di Sorbara vines. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, with classic maceration on the skins. The wine is then transferred to an autoclave, where re-fermentation takes place according to the Martinotti or Charmat Method, leaving a small percentage of residual sugar so as to give the wine a soft and slightly sweetish taste.