Mamete Prevostini
Mamete Prevostini Valtellina Superiore Sassella Sommarovina Nebbiolo 2022
| Denomination | DOCG Valtellina Superiore Sassella |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Lombardy (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Year | 2022 |
| Product name | Mamete Prevostini Valtellina Superiore Sassella Sommarovina Nebbiolo 2022 |
| Color | Intense ruby red colour, tending to garnet. |
| Perfume | Fresh, mineral aroma with hints of red fruits, especially marasca cherry. |
| Taste | Warm, persistent and elegant in the mouth, the tannins are enveloping. |
| Production method | After gentle destemming the grapes, lightly crushed, are sent to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation takes place with 15 days of maceration of the skins on the must. |
| Pairings | Roasted meats, stews, spezzatini, cold cuts, braised beef, stracotti, young and mature cheeses. |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Country | Italy |
Awards
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2022
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Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
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- 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 Valtellina Superiore Sassella Sommarovina Nebbiolo 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Valtellina Superiore DOCG |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Vendor | Mamete Prevostini |
| Origin | Cru in the Valtellina Superiore Sassella area, in the locality of Triasso, in the commune of Sondrio |
| Climate | Altitude: 400 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 | 4200 |
| Harvest | began on 14 October. Careful selection of the bunches, picked by hand and only in boxes. |
| Production technique | After gentle destemming the grapes, lightly crushed, are sent to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation takes place with 15 days of maceration of the skins on the must. |
| Wine making | Malolactic fermentation follows in oak barrels, where the wine matures for 12 months. Matures in the bottle for a further 10 months. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |