Nino Negri
Valtellina Sfursat Cinquestelle 2022
| Denomination | DOCG Sforzato di Valtellina |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.5% by volume |
| Area | Lombardy (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Aging | In French barriques of Alliers and Nevers where it remained for 16 months. After blending, there follows a rest in the bottle for 3 months before being marketed in December. |
Description
Nino Negri's very famous flagship wine is made from a selection of the best grapes and only from the best vintages. 100% Nebbiolo grapes, picked by hand in the most acclaimed areas of Valtellina Superiore, after natural drying for 3 months, are vinified by the red wine method, with long maceration.
Awards
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2022
5Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2022
3This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2022
91/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2022
4Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1897
- Oenologist: Danilo Drocco
- Bottles produced: 700.000
- Hectares: 160
All this, together with several estate vineyards located in the heart of the leading wine sub-regions of Valtellina. Read more
| Name | Nino Negri Valtellina Sfursat Cinquestelle 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Vendor | Nino Negri |
| Story | Negri was the first Valtellina wine company, in 1956, to produce "Sfursat" with a natural drying of the grapes. This "Cinquestelle" is the most prestigious company "Sfursat" wine. |
| Origin | Areas of Inferno and Grumello (Sondrio) |
| Climate | Altitude: 400-450 m. a.s.l. Exposure: 400-450 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Loose soil of sand and silt. |
| Cultivation system | Modified Guyot. |
| Plants per hectare | 3,500 |
| Yield per hectare | 7,500 kg/hectare. |
| Harvest | Between September and October. |
| Fermentation | 12 days. |
| Wine making | 20 days in stainless steel vats. |
| Aging | In French barriques of Alliers and Nevers where it remained for 16 months. After blending, there follows a rest in the bottle for 3 months before being marketed in December. |
| Total acidity | 6.7 gr/L |
| PH | 3.6 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |