Conti di Buscareto cultivates 16 hectares in Morro d'Alba, specifically on the Sant'Amico crest where there are small ancient Lacrima rooted vines. Buscareto has sought to rediscover and bed out the old Marche vine, but they approach the old vines with a modern eye and they have specifically focused on the lacrima nera to carry out this special project.
Lacrima nera is a dark red grape that earned its DOC in 1985. In the 25 years that the DOC has existed they have significantly contributed to saving this ancient vine from extinction, granting it a new opportunity to be known and loved. Even today it remains once of the smallest Italian DOCs, although its cultivated area has shortly changed from one hectare to, now, more than one hundred fifty hectares. It has enjoyed an extraordinary growth that follows an equally excellent growth of enthusiastic tasters considering its very first fan - the Emperor Federico Barbarossa - even knew a good thing in 1167.
Dark like beet juice, this wine packs a serious nose full of guava, tangerine, leather and marjoram. The body is only mid-weight but the wine is concentrated showing candied cranberry flavors with a leathery finish and a hint of cooking spices. A long minerally finish rounds it out.
Conti di Buscareto Lacrima di Morro d'Alba $18
