2021 Barbacàn Valtellina Superiore Cru 'Söl'

100% organic Nebbiolo di Valtellina, also known as Chiavennasca. The top cru from Barbacàn, the Sol vineyard has vines dating from the 1920s in the Valgella subzone. Located on high-altitude, south-facing slopes, this vineyard gives the fruit a richness and fleshiness that is unique and utterly captivating.  3 weeks on skins, native yeasts only, aged two years in large Slavonian oak. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal (20ppm) sulphur. 13.5% alcohol. This is medium bodied and intensely aromatic, with roses, cherry, raspberry, plum, earth and leather. Surprisingly fruit forward, with Nebbiolo’s characteristic tannins slightly more tame than its neighbors in Piedmont and fresh, brisk acidity. Barbacàn, run by Luca and Matteo Sega with their father, Angelo, are one of the only Valtellina estates dedicated to traditional and artisan methods.