2023 ArPePe Rosso di Valtellina

Ar.Pe.Pe |Valtelina |Nebbiolo
Fine, floral, medium-bodied Nebbiolo from the foothills of the Italian Alps.

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Description

Fresh, alpine Nebbiolo from the Valtellina region, up near the Swiss border. Prettier and finer than Nebbiolo from Piemonte further to the south, with no new oak to boot.

The flavours and aromas are of raspberry, pine needles, some peppery spice as well. It's medium rather than welterweight, with cool, chalky tannins the support act.

A classically-delicious north Italian red, made from organic fruit and with very minimal inputs. You can't go wrong with this rosso from Arpepe.

93 points
"It’s a darker and more powerful release than is usual. Dark cherry, mint and alpine herbs, chocolate with nuts. Medium-bodied, cherry and dark raspberry, a slight bloody/ferrous thine here, a juiciness to acidity, grainy but ripe chamois-like tannin grip, with a nutty and spicy finish of good length. A bolder expression of this wine, but very good."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

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Mark S.
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Great tasting and unique but expensive

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Ivan Y.
Easy to drink

Its a very easy to drink wine

From vines more than fifty years old planted over granite, fruit is sourced from the lower parts of their parcels across the various crus at around 350-400 metres above sea level. The grapes undergo a long, gentle maceration of two months in tini, before being pressed off to big old chestnut casks for a short rest.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Nebbiolo
Country Italy
Region Valtelina
Feature Cult
Organic
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 93
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Cork

Ar.Pe.Pe

Arpepe is an historic estate based in Valtellina in the very north of Italy, specialising in Nebbiolo, with an alpine twist.

Arpepe, is often written as Ar.Pe.Pe. which are the initials of the modern founding father, Arturo Pelizzatti Perego. The family have been growing Nebbiolo here since 1860 but Arturo founded the modern incarnation in 1984. The variety is known locally as Chiavennasca.

The family now have over 13 hectares within Valtellina Superiore DOCG area, around the areas of Sassella, Grumello and Inferno, making a bewildering amount of different Nebbiolo. They all reflect an overarching philosophy of viticultural practice in synergy with the rhythms of the Alps, and slow, long maturation in the cellar.

Arpepe Vineyards - Valtellina, Italy Arpepe

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