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Il Duca
NV Rosso Luxury Semi-Sweet Sparkling Red Wine, Brachetto, Piedmont

Pair this wine with:
Chocolate Dessert

Category: Sparkling Sweet Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 6.5% RS: 4.00%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$12
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2022 Best Sparkling Sweet Wine

Il Duca
NV Rosso Luxury Semi-Sweet Sparkling Red Wine, Brachetto, Piedmont

Pair this wine with:
Chocolate Dessert

Category: Sparkling Sweet Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 6.5% RS: 4.00%
Brown brick red color. Aromas and flavors of blackberry ice and dried strawberries with a supple, vibrant, effervescent, sweet medium-to-full body and a smooth, engaging, medium-long finish that exhibits nuances of sour cherry relish and watermelon sorbet with no oak flavor. A very tasty, spot-on Lambrusco-like, Brachetto with nice layers and zippy acidity to hold it all together.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively Fruity Juicy & Smooth New World Non-Oaky Savory
Aroma Aroma: blackberry ice and dried strawberries
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with nuances of sour cherry relish and watermelon sorbet
Sweetness Sweetness: Sweet
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Vanilla Gelato, Chocolate Mousse, Mixed Nuts
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A very tasty, spot-on Lambrusco-like, Brachetto with nice layers and zippy acidity to hold it all together.
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The Producer or Importer

Riboli Family Wines

The Producer or Importer
737 Lamar Street
Los Angeles, CA 90031
USA
1 323-3308795
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Sparkling Sweet Wine

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Serve in a Champagne Flute
About
Sparkling Sweet Wine
Sparkling Dessert Wines are effervescent sweet fruity wines with residual sugar levels of 5% brix or higher that are not from established sparkling dessert wine categories like Italian Moscato d' Asti or Canadian Sparkling Ice Wines. American examples are usually made with a variety of muscat grapes, labeled as 'Moscato", and may include other natural flavors like citrus or berries.

Il Duca NV Rosso Luxury Semi-Sweet Sparkling Red Wine, Brachetto, Piedmont rating was calculated by to be 94 points out of 100 on 7/21/2022. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.