Mamete Prevostini
Grumello Valtellina Superiore Garof 2022
| Denomination | DOCG Valtellina Superiore Grumello |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% 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 12 months. It is then refined in bottles for a further 8 months before release. |
Description
Still red wine, produced by Mamete Prevostini in Valtellina, Lombardy, 2022 vintage. 100% Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca). A Grumello Valtellina Superiore that embodies the elegance and finesse of mountain Nebbiolo. A subtle and persistent aroma of hazelnut, blackberry, and currant. A velvety, harmonious, and fresh palate, perfectly tannic with a dense, concentrated finish that adds a pleasant structure.
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 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 Grumello Valtellina Superiore Garof 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 Grumello in the commune of Montagna |
| Climate | Exposure and Altitude: south-facing, between 350-520 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 | 3800 |
| Yield per hectare | 53 hl |
| Harvest | commences 8 October. ing is done by hand in 15 kg crates. |
| Fermentation | 11 days. |
| Wine making | After gentle destemming, the lightly crushed grapes are sent to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation takes place with 11 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 12 months. It is then refined in bottles for a further 8 months before release. |
| Total acidity | 4.9 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |