Valtellina Superiore Sassella Stella Retica 2017

Arpepe (Italy)

Valtellina Superiore (Lombardy)

Nebbiolo
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✧

Brilliant ruby red and nuances of brick red, moderate transparency. Intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant, starts with hints of cherry, raspberry and dried violet followed by aromas of dried rose, cyclamen, strawberry, plum, cinnamon, chocolate, leather, licorice, mace, rosemary, thyme, vanilla and menthol. Properly tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, full body, intense flavors, pleasing crispness. Very persistent finish with long flavors of cherry, raspberry and plum. 12 months in cask and cement tanks.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Game, Roasted meat, Stewed and braised meat with mushrooms, Cheese

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Full Bodied and Very Mature Red Wines)

February 2022

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