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Società Agricola Fay

Sandro Fay Valtellina Superiore Valgella Carteria Riserva 2019

Red green still

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Denomination Valtellina Superiore DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Lombardy (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Nebbiolo
Aging 12 months in 30 hl oack cas and 500 litre oak barrels.
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Awards

  • 2019

    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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Perfume

Perfume

One the nose hints of red fruit, plum jam, tobacco, cocoa, spices and nuanced minerality.

Color

Color

Ruby red.

Taste

Taste

Full, balanced, with soft and vigorous tannins. Persist hints of rhubarb, great perspective.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Producer
Società Agricola Fay
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1971
  • Oenologist: Marco Fay
  • Bottles produced: 75.000
  • Hectares: 17
The history of the Fay family is particularly linked to Valgella, the sub-area of ??Valtellina that offers some of the most elegant Nebbiolo, or Chiavennasca as it is usually called here, in the entire denomination.

In fact, The Fay farm concentrates most of the vineyards in the municipality of Teglio, where the land is predominantly sandy with an 18% of silt but totally free of clay and limestone (that would otherwise give grapes that are too concentrated), while the philosophy of the winery seeks to reward above all the finesse and the souplesse of a vine that here in Valtellina acquires a unique personality that is inimitable elsewhere.

However, the best example of Valtellina is obtained by Fay in another of the five sub-zones, Sassella, represented by Il Glicine, the winery's flagship wine, which has always been awarded the highest recognition by this Guide, confirming itself as a product of extreme class, worthy of being kept in the cellar for a long time to observe its evolution over time.

The entire production is synonymous with excellent quality and each label expresses a different interpretation of the territory and the vine, offering an interpretation of Nebbiolo that is always original and enjoyable.
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Name Sandro Fay Valtellina Superiore Valgella Carteria Riserva 2019
Type Red green still
Denomination Valtellina Superiore DOCG
Vintage 2019
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Nebbiolo
Country Italy
Region Lombardy
Vendor Società Agricola Fay
Origin San Giacomo di Teglio (Sondrio)
Climate Altitude: 550m. a.s.l. Exposure: South.
Soil composition Sandy(70%), silty (20%) with an acid pH.
Cultivation system Guyot
Yield per hectare 4000kg/h
Harvest The grapes are picked in mid-October.
Wine making Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tank; malolactic fermentation in 30 hl oack cas and 500 litre oak barrels.
Aging 12 months in 30 hl oack cas and 500 litre oak barrels.
Allergens Contains sulphites