La Piana, 'Mirco Gianaroli', Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Secco, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, NV

Overview of the Wine
Located in Castelvetro di Modena in the heart of the first of Modena, La Piana Winery draws its origins from a deep-rooted family farming culture. The start of the business dates back to 1951 when Cesare Gianaroli began to work and transform the grapes from his own vineyard located on the fascinating hills of Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro. The lead later passes to his son Graziano, who suddenly passes away in 1992.

Mirco at the young age of 14, with the aim of carrying on the family passion, takes the lead renovating the cellar with the best technologies and transforming the vineyards, obtaining optimal results on the product appreciated by a growing network of both Italian and foreign customers. La Piana Winery is spread over 8 hectares of vineyards between Castelvetro and Vignola, produces about 60,000 bottles distributed on 12 labels using 70% of self-produced clean energy thanks to a latest generation photovoltaic system.

Winemaker
Mirco Gianaroli

Grape / Blend
Lambrusco

Origin
Emilia-Romagna, Italy 

Tasting Notes
It's not often that we find a Lambrusco that strikes a perfect chord between plush ripeness and structured dryness, but this is definitely a new contender! Sourced from the farm’s old vines, Marco’s Lambrusco is harvested by hand before undergoing natural fermentation in stainless steel and carbonation via the Charmat method. Inky in the glass with a bright purple fizz, it leads with a nose of Concord grape soda, cranberry and currant, smoked prosciutto, bitter cocoa and sweet green herbs. In the mouth, sweet-tart 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. 

Product size: 750ml