2022 Barbacàn Rosso Alpe Retiche

Mostly Chiavennasca (the local name for Nebbiolo), with other native varieties such as Rossola, Rossolino Rosa, Brugnola, Pignola, Negrera, Chiavennaschino, and Chiavennasca Bianco, all farmed organically. These vines thrive in sandy and loamy granite soils rich in silica, at altitudes up to 2,400’. Native yeast fermentation followed by approximately twenty days of maceration. The wine is then aged for nine months in neutral 3,000-liter oak botti and bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphur.  The Valtellina is the extreme north of Lombardy, a mere stone’s throw from Switzerland, and this is a subtle, delicate, very pretty expression of Nebbiolo, with aromas of red fruits, delicate pepper spice, and a minty freshness, underpinned by a fresh yet dusty granite-like minerality. On the palate, it is juicy and vibrant, with a complex and instantly pleasurable.profile.