Description
In its simplicity it is an explosion of Alpine freshness. Steel only. Its indication of typicality (IGT Alpi Retiche) means that the Nebbiolo grapes come from terraced vineyards throughout the province of Sondrio.
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Serve at:
14 -16 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- 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 Alpi Retiche Botonero Nebbiolo 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Alpi Retiche IGT |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Vendor | Mamete Prevostini |
| Origin | Vineyards in the "Alpi Retiche" Igt denomination area in the province of Sondrio |
| Climate | Altitude: 300 - 700 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South. |
| Soil composition | Sandy (70%), silty (30%), absence of limestone This is flaky granitic rock with rare clay. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 3600 |
| Yield per hectare | 66 hl |
| Harvest | commences on 26 September |
| Wine making | Berries that are not perfectly intact are eliminated. After gentle destemming the grapes, lightly crushed, are sent to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation takes place with 6 days of maceration of the skins on the must. |
| Aging | After pressing, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in stainless steel where it matures for about 8 months, followed by refinement in the bottle. |
| Total acidity | 5.8 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

