Variety: 100% Lambrusco Grasparossa
Location: Emilia-Romagna, IT
Alcohol: 11%

Balotta means "chatting with some friends" and this is the Lambrusco Grasparossa. This is an uber-classical expression of Lambrusco Grasparossa. Inky in the glass with a bright purple fizz, the Balotta leads with a nose of Concord grape soda, black-berried fruits, Black Forest Cake, bitter cocoa and sweet green herbs. In the mouth, a sweet-tart, almost lactic note driven forth by a ripping backbone of acidity keeps those big, juicy flavors of black berry and cherry on the straight-and-narrow, with a lovely bitter-herbal edge providing further balance to the sweetness of fruit.

Harvested by hand before undergoing natural fermentation in stainless steel and carbonation via Charmat method.

All of Brigo’s vineyard work is done organically (he is in the process of becoming certified), yields are limited and natural fermentations and low sulfur additions are key to his production. Sourced from 25 year old vines.