Valtellina Superiore Sassella 'Stella Retica', ARPEPE 2012 appellation_Carneros imparting minimal

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this single malt has spent a dozen years in its first-fill European oak sherry puncheon

cocoa powder and delicate minerals

Thetemperature range of fermentation was maintained between 20°C and28°C for periods of 10 to 15 days

located in the most suitable wine-growing areas of Tufo

Valtellina Superiore Sassella 'Stella Retica', ARPEPE 2012 appellation_Carneros imparting minimalAr. Pe. Pe.short for Arturo Pelizzatti Perego, who relaunched the fam ily winery in 1984harvests chiavennasca (a local name for nebbiolo) from the upper reaches of Valtellinas Sassella subzone. In 2010, its rocky soils and cooling breezes gave a red fruited wine with a chiseled mineral spine. Floral scents and a white pepper spice lift the wines rich flavors of maraschino cherry and blood orange, its cool precision evoking the wines Alpine origins.