Mamete Prevostini
Mamete Prevostini Sassella Nebbiolo Valtellina Superiore Marena 2022
| Denomination | DOCG Valtellina Superiore |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Lombardy (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Aging | The wine then undergoes malolactic fermentation in oak barrels where it matures for 12 months. This is followed by 8 months of bottle ageing. |
Description
Still red wine from Valtellina Superiore Sassella, 13.5% ABV, produced by Mamete Prevostini. 100% Nebbiolo blend. 0.75 l bottle, 2022 vintage. A Nebbiolo that expresses the elegance and power of the Valtellina terroir, with a history that begins over seventy years ago. Location: Valtellina Superiore Sassella area, in the municipalities of Castione and Sondrio. Climate: Altitude: 350 - 550 m above sea level. Exposure: South. Soil composition: sandy (80%), loamy (20%), no limestone, flaked granite rock with rare clay. Harvest begins October 7th. Intense and refined aroma with hints of morello cherry, hazelnut, and small red fruits. Bright ruby red color. Harmonious, velvety, warm flavor, a wine that captivates with its complexity and persistence.
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Serve at:
14 -16 °C
Longevity:
03 - 05 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 Sassella Nebbiolo Valtellina Superiore Marena 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Valtellina Superiore DOCG |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Vendor | Mamete Prevostini |
| Origin | Valtellina Superiore Sassella area, in the communes of Castione and Sondrio |
| Climate | Altitude: 350 - 550 m a.s.l. Exposure: South. |
| Soil composition | Sandy (80%), silty (20%), no limestone, it is flaky granitic rock with rare clay. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 3500 |
| Yield per hectare | 55 Hl |
| Harvest | start 7 October. Berries that are not perfectly intact are eliminated. |
| Wine making | After gentle destemming, the lightly crushed grapes are sent to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation takes place with 13 days of maceration of the skins on the must. |
| Aging | The wine then undergoes malolactic fermentation in oak barrels where it matures for 12 months. This is followed by 8 months of bottle ageing. |
| Total acidity | 5.05 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |