Arpepe

Valtellina, Lombardia

Sassella Riserva Vigna Regina

2001

From the most rocky of their vineyards in the Sassella cru, the vines here dig right into the granite below, producing the most lean and delicate of all of their wines. This spent thirty days macerating in tini before four years of rest in old chestnut casks. Lithe, delicate and almost weightless on the palate, there is an incredible elegance and tightrope balance to the mature red fruits, stony minerality and refreshing herbs.

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