Mamete Prevostini
Riserva Valtellina Superiore 2018
| Denomination | DOCG Valtellina Superiore Riserva |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Lombardy (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Aging | After pressing, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in oak barrels in which it matures for about 30 months. Finally, the wine matures in the bottle for a further 12 months before release. |
| Year | 2018 |
| Product name | Riserva Valtellina Superiore 2018 |
| Color | Ruby red tending to garnet. |
| Perfume | Spicy bouquet with hints of red fruit jam and dried rose. |
| Taste | Dry, round and warm with a long persistence. Fine, intense and assertive aroma. |
| Pairings | Game, roast meats, stews, braised beef, mature cheeses like Bitto. |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Country | Italy |
Awards
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2018
4Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2018
94/100
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2018
94/100
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Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1928
- Oenologist: Mamete Prevostini
- Bottles produced: 180.000
- Hectares: 30
It is a territory whose streets over the centuries have been traversed by peoples and civilizations which over the decades have left a contribution very recognizable today through the traditions, the culture, the typical products.
Around the most important of these, the wine, has created a large community that still carries the same production processes then using what is universally recognized as one of the largest vineyards in the world, Nebbiolo (here called chiavennasca). the history of the winery began over seventy years ago when Mamete Prevostini begins, was the first post-war period, to produce wine from local grapes within the Crotto family, typical of Valchiavenna natural cavity formed in prehistoric times.
In 1988, however Mamete nephew, the current owner, took over the company's reins, and after a series of tests lasted about eight years signed his first real production in 1995, becoming within a decade a wine draft exceptional value. Today, all the wines are aged in a different way, according to unwritten rules but that are renewed year after year. Elegance, refinement, power for a great interpretation of Nebbiolo in Valtellina. Read more
| Name | Mamete Prevostini Riserva Valtellina Superiore 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Valtellina Superiore DOCG |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Vendor | Mamete Prevostini |
| Origin | Communes of Sondrio, Montagna and Teglio |
| Climate | Exposure and Altitude: South, above 500 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Sandy (80%), silty (20%), no limestone this is flaky granitic rock with rare clay. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 3500 |
| Yield per hectare | 26 hl |
| Harvest | Early November. Late harvest grapes and exclusively from the highest vineyards, above 500 m. Berries that are not perfectly intact or affected by mould are eliminated. |
| Wine making | After gentle destemming, the lightly crushed grapes are sent to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation takes place with 21 days of maceration of the skins on the must at a temperature of 25 °C. |
| Aging | After pressing, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in oak barrels in which it matures for about 30 months. Finally, the wine matures in the bottle for a further 12 months before release. |
| Total acidity | 5.2 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |