Rainoldi
Valtellina Superiore Inferno Nebbiolo 2023
| Denomination | DOCG Valtellina Superiore Inferno |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Lombardy (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Aging | After the fermentation processes are completed, wine ages for about twenty months in Slavonian oak barrels. The following bottle ageing is fundamental in dark, cool cellars for at least nine months before before commercial release. |
Description
Wine coming from the smallest and rockiest subzone of Valtellina Superiore, stretching over a series of terracing perched on living rock. Red, slightly rough in its early days, tends to soften with ageing and is characterized by its peculiar smell and body.
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1925
- Oenologist: Aldo Rainoldi
- Bottles produced: 220.000
- Hectares: 10
At the beginning of the "Casa vinicola Aldo Rainoldi" the firm enjoyed a period of outstanding success characterised by the development of foreign markets thanks to wines thet were the result of both a careful selection in the vineyard and refined wine-making expertise.
At the moment, the company's headquarters are in Chiuro, the true wine-producing heart of the Valtellina, and the company is based on the longstanding commitment of the Rainoldi family.
In addition to the production of grapes in its own vineyards, the wine estate also buys grapes from small local wine-growers, who are constantly monitored by a highly trusted company tchnician, so that the winery can produce up to 200.000 bottles per yesr. Read more
| Name | Rainoldi Valtellina Superiore Inferno Nebbiolo 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Valtellina Superiore DOCG |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Vendor | Rainoldi |
| Origin | Municipalities of Montagna in Valtellina, Poggiridenti and Tresivio |
| Climate | Altitude: 550 m. a.s.l. Exposition: South. |
| Soil composition | Silty-sand with sub-acidic reaction. Not very deep. |
| Yield per hectare | 75 q/Ha |
| Harvest | Mid-October. Manual harvest. |
| Wine making | At the end of a slow controlled temperature maceration with regular cycles of punching-down and pumping-over, the wine is put in stainless steel tanks in order to have malo-lactic fermentation done by spring. |
| Aging | After the fermentation processes are completed, wine ages for about twenty months in Slavonian oak barrels. The following bottle ageing is fundamental in dark, cool cellars for at least nine months before before commercial release. |
| Total acidity | 5.45 gr/L |
| Dry extract | 29.6 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |