Lini 910 Labrusca Bianco

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Wine Description

Labrusca is the ancient Roman name for the family of Lambrusco grape varieties, believed by many to be among the earliest grapes used to produce wine. Bianco means white.

LINI Winery
Riddling Racks
LINI Family
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Acclaim
“Lini 910 has been a family-owned and operated sustainable winery in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, since 1910. For this particular bottle, native Italian Lambrusco Salamino grapes undergo a second fermentation in a steel tank — known as the Charmat method — to produce a light, fruit-forward, and food-friendly sparkling wine displaying candied pear and lemon flavors.”
— Pix, May 2022
“A beginner might like … a mellower vibe on sparkling wine without sacrificing the flavors. In fact, this is one of the very few Charmat-method sparkling wines I’ve encountered that has what we call autolytic flavors: tones like baking bread dough that can be attributed to the break down of spent yeast cells. Simply put, these flavors keep things interesting in sparkling wine, and perfectly counter the aggression of bubbles. Here’s the thing: you hardly ever encounter them in a wine that’s $16 like this one. Buy a few bottles for summer: your dollar will go further.

A wine obsessive might like … exploring the Lambrusco Salamino grape as a white wine, where its inherent creaminess can be put on full display. Pressed and immediately removed from the skins, this wine’s flavor profile is distinctly different than the fruity pop you might be used to with other Lambrusco wines. Think: semi-sour apple, almond and white flowers.”– 4.5 stars out of 5
— Opening a Bottle, May 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
1910
Bottles produced of this wine:
40,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
Cold soak
Varietal composition:
100% Salamino
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10-15 days
Fermentation temperature:
59-60 °F
Malolactic fermentation:
Partial
Fining agent:
Bentonite
Type of aging container:
Cement vats
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.2
Acidity:
6.0-7.0 g/L
Alcohol:
11 %
Dry extract:
10.0-11.0 g/L
Residual sugar:
10 g/L
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Wine Production

For the production of Lini's classic Martinotti-method Lambrusco (also known as Charmat-method Lambrusco), a still Lambrusco is produced and then racked to pressurized, temperature-controlled tanks where the second fermentation is provoked. The wines are then aged on their lees until the desired complexity and nuance are achieved.