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Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella 'Rocce Rosse'

100% Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo) sourced from the Sassella subzone
400-500 meters elevation
South/southeastern exposure
Maceration for 30 days in 125-hectoliter wooden vats
Aged 4 years in collectively in 50 HL barrels and refined in bottle
Refined three years in bottle
Alcohol 13%
200 3L bottles produced
First vintage 1984

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Producer:

ARPEPE

Vintage:

2001

Country:

Italy

Region:

Lombardia

Appellation:

Valtellina

Variety:

Nebbiolo

Color:

Red

Farming Practice:

Sustainable

Sizes Available

3L (Jeroboam)

IT-ARP-23-01J

1/3000ml

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2022-03-31

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2021-12-01

James Suckling

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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."

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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."

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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. "

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