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Tasting notes
Perfume
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Oenologist: Emil Galimberti
- Bottles produced: 15.000
- Hectares: 4
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
| Name | La Spia Valtellina Superiore PR28 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Valtellina Superiore DOCG |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nebbiolo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Vendor | La Spia |
| Origin | Grapes originating in the municipalities of Berbenno and Montagna in Valtellina, in the Grumello sub-zone Dossi Salati vineyard |
| Climate | Altitude: 320-520 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South. |
| Harvest | Carefully harvested by hand into small crates. |
| Wine making | Long maceration on the skins and a short period in steel tanks. |
| Aging | Our Valtellina Superiore DOCG is then placed in large barrels to age for over 2 years. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

