• La Spia Valtellina Superiore Sassella Riserva MR72 2018
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La Spia Lombardy

La Spia

La Spia Valtellina Superiore Sassella Riserva MR72 2018

Red still

  • La Spia Valtellina Superiore Sassella Riserva MR72 2018
  • La Spia Valtellina Superiore Sassella Riserva MR72 2018
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La Spia Lombardy
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Denomination Valtellina Superiore DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 15.0% by volume
Area Lombardy (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Nebbiolo
Aging After a first passage in steel tanks for six months, the new wine is placed in French oak barrels for 30 months.
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Awards

  • 2018

    92

    /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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Details

Profumo

Perfume

Rich and fruity.

Colore

Color

Ruby red.

Gusto

Taste

Silky on the palate, involving and elegant with a slight balsamic note.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Game, roast red meats, aged cheeses.

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Producer
La Spia
From this winery
  • Oenologist: Emil Galimberti
  • Bottles produced: 15.000
  • Hectares: 4
The 'La Spia' winery originated amongst the vineyards of Valtellina, whose name is linked to the rocky ridge of the same name located in the Sassella sub-zone, a lookout and control post from the time of the Grigioni domination. In 1962, ownership of the woodland on the hill passed to the Rigamonti family, who dedicated it to cultivating Nebbiolo grapes of the Chiavennasca biotype. In 2006 the first big harvest: the "Valtellina Superiore Riserva DOCG" label was born, to be followed in 2008 by "Valtellina Superiore Riserva DOCG" and in 2010 by "Valtellina Superiore Sassella DOCG".

In recent years, La Spia has changed its production rate from just under 5,000 to over 15,000 bottles produced. The company took over small, selected vineyards in neighbouring sub-zones, such as 'Grumello' and 'Valtellina Superiore' in the town of Berbenno. From these vineyards, the increasingly careful selection of Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo) pushed the company to separate the different types of grapes. Read more
Production area: Lombardy
Lombardy
La Spia

Name La Spia Valtellina Superiore Sassella Riserva MR72 2018
Type Red still
Denomination Valtellina Superiore DOCG
Vintage 2018
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 15.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Nebbiolo
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Vendor La Spia
Origin Sondrio.
Climate Altitude: 350-400 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South, South-East.
Soil composition Sandy-loamy texture with low silt content and good organic substance content. It is an extensive \"terraced garden\" cultivated with vines with soil at a medium-shallow depth but very heterogeneous due to the strong presence of outcropping mother rock.
Plants per hectare 4,000.
Yield per hectare 5,500-6,000 kg/hectare.
Harvest By hand, in October.
Fermentation temperature 24- 28 °C
Fermentation 8 days.
Wine making The grapes are vinified traditionally in temperature-controlled fermenters at 24-28°C for 8 days.
Aging After a first passage in steel tanks for six months, the new wine is placed in French oak barrels for 30 months.
Total acidity 5.45 gr/L
PH 3.5
Dry extract 28.4 gr/L
Allergens Contains sulphites