Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG Fruttaio Cà Rizzieri 2015
Aldo Rainoldi
Fruttaio is the name of the loft where we keep grapes during the appassimento, and Cà means house in Valetellina dialect. Rizzieri was the name of the old owner of the building. Sfursat is made by using the "appassimento" process. The word "sfursat" literally means to force the grapes to give their best. Around 32% of water is lost during the drying proccess, leading to eleveated sugar levels, intensified aromas, color and structure.
About the Vineyard
In the northern Italian Alps, a patchwork of steeply terraced vineyards spans the northern side of a valley in Lombardy that stretches 25 miles east to west. The vineyards, all facing south, receive optimum sun exposure and are ideal for growing grapes. Winemaking here dates back to the first millennium and today, Valtellina is the only well-established and recognized wine region almost completely dedicated to growing and making Nebbiolo.
Tasting Notes
Intense aroma, with hints of fruit preserve in alcohol, quinine and tobacco. Big in mouth with strong but well-balanced tannins thanks to a rich flesh. Endless finish.
Food Pairing
This wine pairs very well with mature cheeses, in particular “Bitto” cheese. Excellent also with red meat and game.
- Vineyard & Production Info
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- Soil composition:
- Silt and Sand
- Training method:
- Guyot Arch-trained
- Exposure:
- Southern
- Average Vine Age:
- 55 years
- Harvest time:
- late September, early October
- First vintage of this wine:
- 1995
- Bottles produced of this wine:
- 12,900
- Winemaking & Aging
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- Varietal composition:
- 100% Nebbiolo
- Prefermentation technique:
- Cold maceration
- Time on its skins:
- 60 hours
- Fermentation container:
- Stainless steel tanks
- Length of alcoholic fermentation:
- 30 days
- Fermentation temperature:
- 71 °F
- Maceration technique:
- Punchdown and Pumpovers
- Length of maceration:
- 25 days
- Fining agent:
- Animal based
- Type of aging container:
- Barriques
- Size of aging container:
- 225L
- Age of aging container:
- 80% new, 20% second use
- Type of oak:
- French
- Length of aging before bottling:
- 18 months
- Length of bottle aging:
- 12 months
- Analytical Data
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- Alcohol:
- 15.6 %
- pH level:
- 3.7
- Residual sugar:
- 4.5 g/L
- Acidity:
- 5.8 g/L
- Dry extract:
- 35.2 g/L
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