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Mamete Prevostini Valtellina Superiore Sassella Sommarovina Nebbiolo 2022

Red still

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Denomination Valtellina Superiore DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Area Lombardy (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Nebbiolo
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Profumo

Perfume

Enveloping fragrance with hints of red fruits, especially wild black cherry, hibiscus and rose supported by balsamic and spicy sensations.

Colore

Color

Intense ruby red color.

Gusto

Taste

The tannins are well balanced with the acidity and structure. The taste is warm, persistent and elegant.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Roasted meats, stews, spezzatini, cold cuts, braised beef, stracotti, young and mature cheeses.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork
Cold cuts

Producer
Mamete Prevostini
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1928
  • Oenologist: Mamete Prevostini
  • Bottles produced: 180.000
  • Hectares: 30
Always great commercial hub, Valtellina has historically united Italy to Switzerland and in general throughout northern Europe.

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.
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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 Triasso district
Climate Altitude: 400 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South.
Soil composition Sand (80%), silt (20%), no limestone, high content of granite rock, rarely clayey.
Cultivation system Guyot
Plants per hectare 4200
Yield per hectare From October 14.
Production technique After a gentle destemming the grapes, lightly pressed, are sent in stainless steel containers where the alcoholic fermentation takes place in a 15-days period, during which the skins are in contact with the must at a temperature of 25 °C.
Wine making After the pressing the wine, placed in oak barrels, undergoes the malolactic fermentation. Here it remains for a further 12months period of aging plus 10-months refinement in bottle.
Allergens Contains sulphites