Nebbiolo Alpi Retiche IGT 2015

Rainoldi is Valtellina's Nebbiolo. The wines of Rainoldi pay homage to their ancestors through the terracing and carrying on the local viticultural tradition. A range of wines that glorify and honor the local culture, yet strives to innovate and improve, to diversify and offer a selection of high quality wines.

The winery was founded by Giuseppe Rainoldi in 1925, in the suburb of Casacce, near Chiuro in Valtellina, and was named after Giuseppe's son. Valtellina is a mountainous valley that stretches from East to West in Nothern Italy. It is the second largest area in the world for of Nebbiolo. Here, the vine variety Nebbiolo - locally called Chiavennasca - can offer scented, highly elegant and ageable wines.

About the Vineyard

Alpi means Alps: the mountanous chain in the North of Italy. Retiche means Rheatic that are the portion of these Alps in Valtellina close to the Swiss border. This side of the Alps enjoys a complete Southern exposure that is ideal for winemaking. 

Wine Production

Rainoldi strives to produce top quality wine that respects both family tradition, and the environment. Each parcel is harvested based on its altitude in order to maintain the right ripeness, and is vinified separately in a newly installed high-tech winemaking cellar. Due to the extreme steepness of each parcel in Valtellina, grapes are hand harvested and then carried out by helicopter.

Tasting Notes

Aroma rich in hints of flowers and fresh berries. In the mouth it tastes well-balanced, fragrant, particularly drinkable.

Food Pairing

A versatile wine that can be enjoyed as an aperitif or matched with starters, first courses and young cheese.

Vineyard & Production Info

Vineyard name:

multiple small vineyards in the municipalities of Ponte and Tresivio

Soil composition:

Silt and Sand

Training method:

Guyot Arch-trained

Elevation:

820-2,130 feet

Yield/acre:

9.4 tons

Exposure:

Southern

Average Vine Age:

55

Harvest time:

late October

First vintage of this wine:

2006

Bottles produced of this wine:

14,500

Winemaking & Aging

Varietal composition:

100% Nebbiolo

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel tanks

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

14 days

Fermentation temperature:

77 °F

Length of maceration:

5 days

Malolactic fermentation:

Yes

Fining agent:

Animal based

Type of aging container:

Stainless steel tanks

Size of aging container:

30, 50, 100 hl

Length of aging before bottling:

5 months

Length of bottle aging:

3 months