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Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella 'Rocce Rosse'
Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella 'Rocce Rosse'
- 100% Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo) sourced from the Sassella subzone
- 400-500 meters elevation
- South/southeastern exposure
- Maceration for 69 days in 50-hectoliter wooden vats
- Aged 39 months in cask
- Refined three years in bottle
- Alcohol 13%
- 1,000 cases produced
- First vintage 1984
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
1996
Country:
Italy
Region:
Lombardia
Appellation:
Valtellina
Variety:
Nebbiolo
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-ARP-23-96 | 6/750ml |
Resources
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
Decanter
Score
94
Date
Vinous
Score
96
Date
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
Vinous
Score
91
Date
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
Vinous
Score
93
Date
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
Wine Enthusiast
Score
98
Date
Wine Spectator
Score
95
Date
Vinous
Score
94
Date
Wine Enthusiast
Score
98
Date
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2022-03-31
Wine Enthusiast
Score
98
Date
2021-12-01
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2024-07-04
"Very flowery on the nose, with fresh violets, roses, red currants, bright fruitiness, licorice and stony minerality. The attack is soft, with a medium body, brilliant crisp acidity and tight yet ripe tannins soaked in fruit. Not an easy wine, more elegant than powerful. It needs time to develop more complexity. Drinkable now, but best from 2026."
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2024-01-25
"The Ar. Pe. Pe. 2016 Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella Rocce Rosse is initially understated with timid primary fruit, blood orange and apricot. There is a pretty spiciness as well, with dried cinnamon stick, nutmeg and tanned leather. The wine needs time, and if you come back to the glass after a little pause, it sings with greater intensity and balance. This is a release of 25,302 bottles that sees 97 days on the skins and 34 months of wood and cement aging."
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2024-03-31
"A bright red driven by a tang of salinity and lively acidity aligned with taut, integrated tannins and aromas and flavors of crushed cherry and strawberry, tea rose and crushed pine, revealing an umami hint of dried porcini mushroom. "