Paltrinieri 'Radice' Lambrusco di Sorbara

2022 Vintage Tasted: Oct 2024

The wine unfolds with subtle notes of drying rose, hints of peach skin, and strawberries with a touch of celery leaf. The palate bursts with tart red plums and mouthwatering acidity, culminating in a salty finish.

2023 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2024

A very pale, blush-colored sparkling with aromas of raspberries, strawberries and grapefruit. It’s tangy and refreshing on the palate with a light body and easy bubbles. Imperceptible tannin. Drink now. Crown cap.

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Non Vintage Tasted: Feb 2024

When to drink: 2024 to 2026

2022 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2023

Aromas of candied citrus, white peach, and musk melon followed by pie crust and cotton-candy. Medium-bodied with bright acidity and a fine bead. Subtle flinty minerality at the end. Lively and aromatic wine. Drink now.

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2021 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2023

When you get a wine like this, there is no turning back. A wine that is both pure, delicious and intriguing all at once is a rarity and is to be celebrated. At first, it is reserved. But once it wakes up, the wine shows a fresh mix of strawberry, boysenberry and pomegranate that gives way to intense floral notes, wild herbs and game. It's energetic and vital with acidity that's so crisp you will not realize you have just downed the bottle.

2021 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2022

Very pale raspberry color with chopped apples, raspberries and nuts on the nose. Light-bodied, crisp and tangy, with easy bubbles, just a hint of tannin and a refreshing, dry finish. Drink now. Crown cap.

91 / 100 Raffaele Vecchione - WinesCritic.com

Non Vintage Tasted: Sep 2022

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2020 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2022

Woodland berry, violet and botanical herb aromas come to the forefront on this radiant sparkler. Bone-dry, focused and loaded with energy, the delicious palate delivers strawberry, pomegranate, fennel and a hint of citrus zest alongside bright acidity. Softly foaming bubbles lend polish and finesse. Kerin O’Keefe

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2020 Vintage Tasted: May 2021

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91 / 100 Falstaff

2020 Vintage Tasted: May 2021

Cloudy orange. On the nose yeasty notes, lemon juice, with undertones of blossom honey. On the palate very straight, steely, with prominent acidity and tightly integrated mousse, bone-dry.

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2019 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2020

Made by carrying out the second fermentation in the bottle, this radiant, lightly sparkling wine opens with heady aromas of citrus, violet and a yeasty whiff of bread dough. Bone-dry and delicious, the energized palate delivers tart sour cherry, juicy pomegranate, pink grapefruit and white pepper alongside crisp acidity and a savory hint of saline. One bottle probably won't be enough. Kerin O’Keefe

91 / 100 Falstaff

Non Vintage Tasted: Oct 2020

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2018 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2019

One of the best Lambruscos out there, this delicious, vibrant wine opens with enticing scents of wild red berry, yellow stone fruit, citrus blossom and a yeasty, comforting whiff of pastry dough. Made by carrying out the secondary fermentation in the bottle, the dry, delicious palate delivers pink grapefruit, crushed strawberry and tangerine alongside crisp acidity and a saline note. Kerin O’Keefe

Non Vintage Tasted: Oct 2019

Quite reductive at first, but the funk dissipates for the most part to reveal white rose petals and cranberries. Dry and flavorful with refined bubbles and loads of tangy acidity on the fine finish. Textured and delicate yet intense. Drink now.

93 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2017 Vintage Tasted: Dec 2018

One of the wines that put Lambrusco back on the map, this vibrant, linear wine boasts aromas of wild strawberry, violet, red cherry and grapefruit. The aromas carry through to the slightly sparkling, savory palate along with cinnamon and white pepper notes. Crisp acidity lifts the savory finish. Kerin O’Keefe

2017 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2018

Lots of cotton-candy and peach aromas and flavors. Medium body, fresh and clean. Drink now.

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2017

An extremely sophisticated Lambrusco with a creamy and refined texture and fascinating peach, stone and flan flavors. The mouthfeel is second to none. Served chilled. Drink now.

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2015 Vintage Tasted: May 2017

When to drink: 2017 to 2019

93 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2017

This vibrant, slightly sparkling wine is one of the best Lambrucos out there. Made entirely from the Sorbara variety, it opens with enticing citrus, woodland berry and wildflower scents. Its crisp, delicious palate doles out strawberry and pink grapefruit notes alongside baking spice accents and racy acidity. The lees that have settled at the bottom of the bottle gives the last glass even more flavor.

90 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2012 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2016

Invigorating and frothy, this opens with aromas of woodland berries and violets. The savory palate offers mouthfuls of wild cherry, strawberry and clove alongside bright acidity and small, persistent bubbles. Chill this down for a crisp and refreshing summer red.

89 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2013 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2016

The lovely fragrance recalls crushed blue flower and wild berry. The refreshing, frothy palate doles out pink grapefruit, candied cherry and nectarine alongside brisk acidity. Pair it with pizza or pasta topped with dense tomato sauce.

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2014 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2015

Aromas of violet, rose and woodland berry emerge on this fragrant wine. Made solely with the Sorbara grape and refermented in the bottle, the vibrant palate offers woodland berry, cherry, nectarine zest and a hint of crystallized ginger alongside firm acidity and a frothy mousse.