On Aug 16, 9:30?am, "Vilco" > wrote:
> DaleW wrote:
> > (non-vintage I believe) Barbolini Lambrusco (Modena). Just a bit
> > frizzante, enough to froth on pouring but not especially noticable as
> > one was drinking. Rather dark purple color, this is surprisingly a
> > bit tannic.
>
> Always more tannic lambrusco'es out there, it must be a matter of longer or
> rougher (with clusters) maceration, but some tannins are somewhat common in
> lambrusco coming from grasparossa grapes and in others, too. Recently I
> sampled a lambrusco that had some tannin, but it came from Maestri grapes,
> one of the most common grapes in Reggio Emilia county. Should find the
> producer and start asking questions, only ten years ago tannins in lambrusco
> were only in grasparossa now they're everywhere.
> I truly hope it's not due to tannin powders
> --
> Vilco
> Think pink, drink rose'

I don't have bottle (recycled), but my memory is that this wine was
40% Grasparossa, and then 40% another grape and the remaining 20%
Maestri. But I could be wrong, weren't varieties I'm familiar with so
it didn't really stick in brain.

Have a couple more Lambruscos to taste through this summer, the
Cleto Chiarli "Pruno Nero" and a rosato from Zucchi.