Villa di Corlo
2024 Villa di Corlo 'Rolfshark' Lambrusco Grasparossa Red 750ml
For anyone looking for an introduction to classically styled dry Lambrusco, this is your wine! Villa di Corlo, founded in 1998 in Baggiovara near Modena, built a cellar for sparkling wines, hand harvests, and leans on cold maceration to keep fruit vivid. Rolfshark is 100 percent Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro in a lightly sparkling frizzante style, given 7 to 8 days of cold skin contact and a short two months in bottle before release to lock in color, lift the fruit and set a lightly tannic frame.
Aromas of violet and berry fruit. The palate is dry, medium-bodied and slightly tannic, with a lively, soft bead that makes it feel both juicy and firm. The finish is medium and dry with a lightly tannic edge. This is Lambrusco Grasparossa as it should be.
- Producer
- Villa di Corlo
- Style
- Sparkling Red
- Grape
- Origin
- Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Classification
- DOC
- Farming
- Sustainable
- Winemaking
- 100 percent Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, cold maceration on the skins 7 to 8 days, then 2 months in bottle before release. Annual production 24,000 bottles.
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Villa di Corlo
The estate centers on a late seventeenth century villa that has been in the same family for over a century. About 100 hectares are farmed, with 16 hectares under vine, hand harvesting in the vineyards, and Lambrusco made with a long Charmat approach in the cellar. Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena ages in the attic acetaia of the villa.
In 2012 the farm installed photovoltaic panels and reports cutting around 105 tons of CO2 per year, a sustainability step that powers production while reducing emissions.
| Nose | Violet, berry fruit |
|---|---|
| Palate | Violet and berry fruit, dry, slightly tannic |
| Finish | Medium, dry with a lightly tannic edge |
| Texture | Lively, soft bead, lightly grippy tannin |
| Body | Medium |
| Serving | Serve at 50°F. No need to decant. |
- ABV
- 11.0%
- Pairs with
- Salumi with Parmigiano and gnocco fritto; tagliatelle al ragu; sausage and mushroom pizza; smashburgers; barbecue pork ribs.
- Blend
- Lambrusco Grasparossa
- Cellaring
- Good for 2 years
red grape · regional staple
Lambrusco Grasparossa
lam·broos·kohgras·pah·roh·sah
Darkest and most tannic of the lambrusco family, opaque purple with firm structure.
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For anyone looking for an introduction to classically styled dry Lambrusco, this is your wine! Villa di Corlo, founded in 1998 in Baggiovara near Modena, built a cellar for sparkling wines, hand harvests, and leans on cold maceration to keep fruit vivid. Ro...
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