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4.2
Lovely bottle, properly young. The nose stays delicate and subtle - wild dark and red berries threading through uzvar, yancha, earth, night flowers, and a flicker of dusty road. Nuanced and juicy on the palate, vibrant, the tannin dusty and quite dry at this age. Properly beautiful and refined - the kind of young Sassella that promises more in another five years but already drinks well now.
About
Stella Retica is Arpepe's Sassella sub-zone Valtellina Superiore, drawn from the rocky upper terraces of one of the appellation's most prized slopes. The fruit is 100% Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo), fermented with indigenous yeasts, then aged 18-24 months in large old casks of Slavonian and French oak before extended bottle rest. The wine is the alpine, fine-boned counterpoint to Piedmontese Nebbiolo: red fruit and dried rose carried by stony tension from the steep terraced slopes.
