Arpepe Grumello Sant’Antonio Valtellina Superiore Riserva DOCG 2009 Balanced

$148.00

Arpepe Grumello Sant’Antonio smells savoury; leather, nuts, dried fruits, pepper and mineral. The palate is warm and fine with good depth of flavour.

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Arpepe Grumello Sant’Antonio smells savoury; leather, nuts, dried fruits, pepper and mineral. The palate is warm and refined. Arpepe Grumello Sant’Antonio has good depth of flavour and heads towards full-bodied, especially by Valtellina standards.

The Arpepe Grumello is protected from above which lets it get ripped than other sites. Arpepe Grumello Sant’Antonio only releases in the great years. 2009 is a great example. You’ll also see an Arpepe Grumello Sant’Antonio 2013 in coming years.

[box]Arpepe Grumello Sant’Antonio and all wines are eligible for at least 5% off any six bottles. And 10% off any 12 bottles. Some wines will be at a more significant discount and not subject to further discounts.[/box]

Arpepe Grumello Sant’Antonio Valtellina Superiore Riserva DOCG 2009 Wine Review

Kerin O’Keefe
95 points
Camphor, wild rose and red berry aromas mingle with botanical herb. Taut and focused, the palate has structure and precision, delivering dried cherry, blood orange, star anise and a hint of clove set against a vein of savory mineral. It’s balanced, with tightly wound, fine-grained tannins and vibrant acidity.”

A family of winegrowers for over 150 years. They are devoted to the cultivation of Nebbiolo in the unique Valtellina region of Lombardy. Although the family business sold in 1973. Arturo Pelizzatti Perego ArPePe started again in 1983. Thankfully he did too. The wines of Arpepe are without peer. And they open up wine lovers to a whole new expression of Nebbiolo.

Lombardy

In the central North of Italy. The Alpine regions offer long, cold growing seasons. The wines here are aromatically high-toned and elegantly styled. While there is not a lot of attention, there are exceptional wines to be enjoyed if you look. Franciacorta offers Champagne-quality Sparkling wine. Valtellina can give you Barbaresco-esque Nebbiolo.

Valtellina

Valtellina is an alpine valley in the far north of Lombardy and can trace it’s wine history back 2000 years. Valtellina grows Chiavennasca, which you might know as Nebbiolo. It is either an aromatic and tannic table wine. Or the Amarone-like sundried Sfursat/Sforzato. Chiavennasca must be 90% of the blend.

Five villages earnt DOCG status in 1998. They are Grumello, Inferno, Maroggia, Sassella and Valgella. Sassella is considered the best among equals.

The valley runs east-west, and the vines face south to ripen. The hills are dramatically steep, and this means work is hand rather than automation.

The Alpi Retiche IGT covers this region. It allows other grapes and less perilous vineyard sites.

Valtelina-Map
Valtelina Map
Nebbiolo

They are famously producing long-lived red wines. Light of colour, but abundant in tannin. Barolo and Barbaresco are the pinnacles of Nebbiolo. But many local and international regions are catching up. Typical flavours include tar, roses, anise, cherry, blackberry and truffle.

Italian Wine

There are 1000s and 1000s of grapes in Italy. There are sub-alpine cool-climate regions in the North and Sun-baked vineyards in the South. Add to that, volcanoes and many cultures within one Country. You could struggle to find anything uniform about the wines. The best of the best include Tuscan reds from Sangiovese or Cabernet. Nebbiolo from Piedmont, especially Barolo and Barbaresco. The aromatic whites of NE Italy from Garganega, Pinot Grigio, and numerous crazy blends. The volcanic wines of Mt Etna in Sicily. And many more.

The only generalisation I will make is that a lot of Italian wine is undervalued when compared to a similar French style.

Italian Wine

Wine

Wine is the result you get from fermented grape juice. There is proof of wine production dating back 8000 years ago. Fashions, innovations and many other factors have influenced the way wine has evolved over the years.

The wine grape is impressive. It contains everything you need to make grape wine except for the yeast, which lives on the outside of the skins.

Human inputs can influence the final product, including the viticulture (growing) choices. And the winemaker can shape the wine to a point too.

The best wines of the world often refer to terroir. Terroir is a French term that refers to all the climatic, geological and topographical influences on a specific piece of land. And it is true that neighbouring vineyards, grown identically, can taste noticeably different.

Red Wine

Fun fact; most of the colour for wines comes from the skins. There are only a handful of grapes that have red juice. Alicante is the most well known of these grapes.

By macerating the juice on the skins, the wine gains tannins, and flavours. Certain compounds change the chemistry of the wine too.

Red wines tend to have higher alcohol. More tannin and more oak flavours compared to other styles of wine. But the thousands of grapes and terroirs they grow in influence this.

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Arpepe Grumello Sant'Antonio Valtellina Superiore Riserva DOCG 2009
Arpepe Grumello Sant’Antonio 2009

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