Nino Negri Sfursat di Valtellina 2016

“Sforzato” means strained in Italian. Grapes are dried on reed mats to concentrate flavors, as with Amarone della Valpolicella. The resulting wine is concentrated, powerful and requires more age to fully develop than Valtellina Superiore. Like Barolo, this is a wine to reserve for special occasions.

With a garnet-brick color; the wine shows complex aromas of cloves, cinnamon and pepper with plum jam, raisins and tar notes.

On the palate, the wine has a dry, warm, full-bodied character, austere from its prominent acidity yet harmonious, with an elegant finish, and roasted hazelnut and licorice traces.