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The 2024 Lambrusco di Sorbara Leclisse tempts the imagination with a beguiling blend of crushed rocks, dusty dried flowers and white cherries. More savory than sweet, it cleanses the palate with a wave of zesty bubbles and acid tones before revealing an air of violet inner florals. The 2024 finishes with a slight vegetal note, but that adds complexity rather than being distracting. Hints of tart blackberry linger on the mouthwatering close.
Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.
Extending from the Adriatic coast in the east, to the border of the Mediterranean Ligurian region in the west, Emilia Romagna is a large, central Italian region focused on a wide array of gastronomic specialties. The plains of Emilia host four well-defined subzones for its famous, lightly sparkling red, Lambrusco. The more coastal Romagna has the capacity to produce impressive wines from Sangiovese and Albana.