Mamete Prevostini “Corte di Cama” Sforzato di Valtellina 2016 (750ml/6)
- Winery: Mamete Prevostini
- Vintage: 2016
- Type: Red, Still, Dry
- Appellation: Sforzato di Valtellina
- Farming: Certified Sustainable
- Region: Lombardy
- Country: Italy
- Product ID: 105305
- Blend: 100% Nebbiolo
- Sub-Appellation: Berbenno, Sondrio and Montagna in Valtellina
- Soil: 80% sand, 20% silt, granite
- Bottles Produced: 13,000
- Harvested: October 15th
- Maceration: 18 days
- Pre-fermentation Techniques: Grapes and dried until December and destemmed
- Fermentation Vessel: French Oak Barrels
- Malolactic Fermentation: Yes
- Time of Aging: 18 months
- Barrel Details: French Oak 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
A dark garnet color alongside orange overtones. Pronounced varietal and persistent aromas, polished spicy edges of vanilla and hints of dried fruit and flowers. It was a warm, dry, silky soft flavor profile with a lingering sensation of jam. This is a wine of great delicacy. Serve with venison and game, roasted stews, charcuterie and long aged cheeses.