Fattoria Moretto Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Secco
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This bubbly red is energetic, full of life, and wholly welcoming. With its seemingly weightless texture and concentrated flavors of wild fruit and dusty herbs, this gem could accompany any meal imaginable.
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Subtle scents of herbs and spices signal this wine is about more than just fruit. Notes of smoked meat add savor to the blackberry and plum flavors, while tangy acidity intertwines with the fine bubbles, knitting the flavors together. Its lively acidity would cut the richness of duck liver mousse. Best Buy.
Domenico Altariva grew up watching his parents work the land; so when he married and bought a house with his new wife, Albertina, it was natural that he also bought a little land that he would tend in his spare time. A salesman by trade, he was also an avid oenophile, so he chose to plant vineyards from which he made wine for personal consumption.
Domenico and Albertina slowly increased their wine production and turned their hobby into a full-time vocation, selling the wine in bulk to private clients. Right from the start they worked their vines with entirely natural products and made the most of their excellent vineyard sites. When their sons Fabio and Fausto joined the estate in 1991 the family took another step forward, building a new winery, acquiring another four hectares of vineyards, and finally bottling the wine themselves; and in 1997 their organic status became official.
The vineyards of Fattoria Moretto are located in the heart of the hills of Castelvetro, near the famous town of Modena, where clay, limestone, and silt soils give fresh, mineral wines. The Altarivas also choose to highlight the local grape Lambrusco Grasparossa by vinifying it alone, resulting in an intense, terroir-driven, bone-dry Lambrusco with a nose serious enough for even the most knowledgeable wine connoisseur.