I have blogged about different kinds of Lambrusco in the past and how it is different from the popular image of the frothy sweet red that is the commercial version. Apart from the dry red bubbly, it seems that there is also a rose (or rosato in Italian) version too and that is apparently a comparatively new member of the Lambrusco family. There is a version which is fully fermented dry to a minimum alcohol of 11%, but equally there are amabile wines with alcohol around 8-9%. Part of the fermentation is done off the skins for a pink rather than a full blooded red colouration.
I had a taste of an amabile wine recently. Deep rose with an effervescence that disappeared rather quickly, the wine had a sweet fruity nose, but unfortunately with a metallic note. The sweet slightly berry fruit carried onto the palate which was well accompanied by an acid prickle, leading onto a a short acid tail which was just about adequate for structure. OK for a party wine needing no cerebration.
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