Frignano Sgarbato Pet Nat Uva Tosca Organic Sparkling Natural Wine
Made from the rare Uva Tosca grape, which grows in higher altitudes in Emilia and is believed to be a descendant of Schiava Grossa, the Alto Adige red grape. Technically a rose wine, it is more like a light red, which looks and tastes like drinking cranberry juice as a sparkling wine. Refreshing and quaffable, with strawberries on the nose and a saline finish, it is great on its own or with light fare. While this grape does not impart much color, 2021 was a dry year, producing more concentrated fruit and color. It is naturally fermented and sparkling 'col fondo' ancestral, or pet nat, style wine.
Type of Wine: Rosé, Sparkling
Grape(s): Tosca
Appellation: Rosato di Emilia IGP
Vintage: 2021
Alcohol % by Vol: 11.5%
Some pairings to try: Salami, Fish, Roasts
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Irene Balim and her partner Fernando have 15 acres of vineyards, in the Modenese Hills up 1800 feet high. They farm organically and make wine with native yeast fermentation from native varieties. Despite being in the heart of 'Lambrusco country', they differentiate by focusing on the ancestral method (aka Pet Nat) or classic method for their sparkling wines, instead of the 'usual' charmat method, and they focus on rare local grapes like Uva Tosca and Malbo Gentile.
