Description
Valtellina Superiore Valgella Costa Bassa 2018 Sandro Fay
Variety: Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo) 100%
Pale ruby red
The nose is intense and persuasive, with notes of fresh fleshy fruit, flowers and aromatic herbs. Wood notes follow, with chestnuts and leaves. Notes of rhubarb and wild berries add to the complexity.
On the palate it is well harmonized, by virtue of ripe and silky tannins, and well perceptible minerality. The volume of the sip boasts a good creaminess, for balance and satisfaction. Persistent memory with aromas of basil, blackberries and plum.
Valtellina entrance, which manages to amaze with its class and elegance. It is a perfect interpretation of Nebbiolo della Valtellina.
Valtellina Superiore Valgella Costa Bassa 2018 Sandro Fay
Sandro Fay, cultivates the grapes in the lower part of the vineyards below Cà Morei and Carteria and La Faya, where the altitudes remain below 420 meters above sea level.
The soil is mostly sandy, then loamy.
The training system is espalier with guyot pruning and Valtellinese sylvoz, with a yield per hectare of 40 hectoliters.
After harvesting, carried out manually towards the end of October, once in the cellar, the grapes are rasped and alcoholic fermentation is started in stainless steel containers.
It carries out the malolactic transformation and ages in large oak barrels for at least one year.
