Ui 298 Sassella Valtellina Superiore, Rivetti & Lauro (75cl)

Another red wine from the Valtellina region, this single vineyard DOCG Valtellina Superiore Sassella, where Sassella is the name of the vineyard, and 298 the land register number.

Made with Nebbiolo grapes manually harvested and very low yield, this wine is aged in new French barriques and bigger barrels, tonneaux, and then in the bottle for an additional 24 months.

Even though the wine making process for this wine is very similar to the Valtellina Superiore Inferno, the result could not be more different. We often hear or read of the wine “terroir” and by tasting these two wines, we can clearly appreciate how terroir—through variations in soil and microclimate—shapes the expression of the same grape and defines the character of the final wine.

The Valtellina Superiore Sassella is a more approachable red wine, still complex, elegant, delicate and smoother.

Rivetti & Lauro is a dream come true. The Valtellina is a mountainous area with vineyards planted on terraces where everything is done manually, including harvesting, and in these mountains Rivetti & Lauro, two friends, decided to follow their dream and passion and making wine. The Nebbiolo is their main grape, Nebbiolo is a great grape that gives it best on these extreme climates, vinified in red and white, but are slowly introducing new grapes to be blended with the Nebbiolo to produce even more outstanding wines.