Mamete Prevostini “Albareda” Sforzato di Valtellina 2015 (750ml/6)
- Winery: Mamete Prevostini
- Vintage: 2015
- Type: Red, Still, Dry
- Appellation: Sforzato di Valtellina
- Farming: Certified Sustainable
- Region: Lombardy
- Country: Italy
- Product ID: 104781
- Blend: 100% Nebbiolo
- Alcohol: 16%
- Sub-Appellation: Sassella and Grumello
- Soil: 80% sand, 20% silt, granite
- Bottles Produced: 10,000
- Harvested: October 10th
- Method: Hand Harvested
- Maceration: 21 days
- Pre-fermentation Techniques: Grapes and dried until January 20th
- Fermentation Vessel: Wooden Barrels
- Malolactic Fermentation: Yes
- Fine Lees Contact: 20 months
- Time of Aging: 20 months
- Barrel Details: Wooden Barrels
- Length of time in bottle before release: 10 months
About Mamete Prevostini
After three years of regularly tasting this winery at Vinitaly, we were finally able to persuade Mamete Prevostini to join Massanois. The Prevostini family have been producing wine on the terraced slopes of Valtellina since the mid-1940s. The family had long owned an historic restaurant in Sondrio at the gateway to the Valtellina in far northern Italy, in the foothills of the Dolomites in Lombardy, for which they made some house wines from the local Nebbiolo (here called Chiavennasca) and reserve ...
Available Markets: New York, New Jersey, California, Massanois ImportsTasting Notes
Dark garnet red color with orange highlights. Spicy scent with notes of red fruits in liquer, raisins and dried roses. It has a warm, full and vigorous taste, soft and round with pronounced sensations of jam. Intense aroma and decided with great finesse. Perfected as a meditation wine. Pair with venison, roasted stew, mature cheese or by itself.