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Lacrima

Lacrima wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Medium
Origin
Italy
Top region
Morro d'Alba
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Key regions
3
Pairings

Lacrima is a red grape variety, with its roots in Marche, Italy.

The wines show medium body, medium-low tannin, medium-high acidity, varies and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to strawberry, floral, spice, spiced and berry.

It is planted most seriously in Morro d’Alba.

In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening, medium vigour and a preference for sunny.

It blends readily with Sangiovese, Montepulciano and Verdicchio.

At the table it suits lamb rack with rosemary and garlic, roasted duck breast with balsamic reduction and cherry and dark chocolate tart.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium-low
Acidity
Medium-high
Sweetness
Varies
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
strawberryfloralspice
Aromas
floralspicedberry
Styles
dry redsweet

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Lamb Rack with Rosemary and Garlic
02 Roasted Duck Breast with Balsamic Reduction
03 Cherry and Dark Chocolate Tart

Bottles to look for.

  • Cantina Offida 'Abate' Lacrima di Morro d'Alba, Marche, Italy
  • Cantine Belisario Lacrima di Morro d'Alba, Marche, Italy
  • CasalFarneto Rosae Lacrima di Morro d'Alba, Marche, Italy
  • Ciu Ciu Lacrima di Morro d'Alba, Marche, Italy
  • Fattoria San Lorenzo Vigna Paradiso Marche Rosso IGT, Italy
  • Filodivino 'Diana' Lacrima di Morro d'Alba, Marche, Italy
  • Gioacchino Garofoli Kerria Lacrima di Morro d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy
  • Lucchetti 'Guardengo' Lacrima di Morro d'Alba Superiore, Marche, Italy

Lacrima: common questions

01.
What does Lacrima taste like?
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Lacrima tastes of strawberry, floral, spice, spiced and berry. The wines show medium body, medium-low tannin, medium-high acidity, varies and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Lacrima from?
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Lacrima originates in Marche, Italy.
03.
Where is Lacrima grown?
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The key regions for Lacrima are Morro d'Alba.
04.
What food pairs with Lacrima?
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Pour it with lamb rack with rosemary and garlic, roasted duck breast with balsamic reduction and cherry and dark chocolate tart.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Italy.

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