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3.9
Same Rosso di Valtellina I'd had in November. Perfumed, with black berries - blueberry, blackberry, bilberry - earth, wood, and spices threading through as half-tones rather than primary voices. Great structure, beautiful acidity, good balance. Tasty - but ripe and just sweet enough to pull in a direction that doesn't quite align with what I want from Nebbiolo even at this entry level.
Beautiful. Perfumed, with black berries - blueberry, blackberry, bilberry - alongside earth, wood, and spices that stay in the background, more half-tones than primary notes. Great structure and beautiful acidity, good balance throughout. Tasty stuff. But it's ripe and somewhat sweet, which pulls it in a direction that doesn't quite align with what I want from Nebbiolo even at this level.
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Rosso di Valtellina is Arpepe's entry tier and the youngest expression of Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo) the family releases. Born in 2003 as a vintage blend across the family's cru sites when the harvest demanded it, it has stayed in the range ever since. The wine ferments with native yeasts, sees an extended maceration in wooden vats, and rests six to twelve months in large untoasted casks of Slavonian or French oak before further bottle time.
