2006 Sfursat 5 Stelle, Nino Negri
(6x75cl)
| Product Code: | 24166106 |
| Description: | 2006 Sfursat 5 Stelle, Nino Negri |
| Case Size: | 6x75cl |
| Producer: | Nino Negri |
| Region: | Lombardia |
| Country: | Italy |
| Alc. By Vol.: | 16 |
Other Vintages
| 2007 Sfursat 5 Stelle, Nino Negri |
Grape Varieties
| 100% | Chiavennasca |
Food Matching Note:
Red meat dishes, game and matured cheeses.
Tasting Note:
Deep ruby red in colour tending to brown around the edges. Displays a rich, fruity bouquet with overtones of nutmeg. The palate is smooth, austere, full and dry with a touch of sweetness in the nutty, caramel finish.
Vinification Note:
Sfursat is translated as 'achieved with effort', it is the king of Valtellina wines made north of Lake Como near the Swiss border, where the Nebbiolo grape is known as Chiavennasca. The wine is only produced from the best vintages and the grapes are dried on straw mats to increase the sugar content. After the fermentation there is an addition of semi dried grapes to bring the alcoholic volume to the required 14.5%. The wine needs a high alcoholic degree so that it can withstand long ageing in oak casks.
Detailed Vinification Note:
Area of Production: Valtellina - Lombardy. The zone is along the Adda, around Sondrio which is near the Swiss border, about 100 miles north of Milan.
Soil: The vines are cultivated on walled terraces, carved from the mountain slopes. The soil is of marine alluvial origin and very poor.
Grape Varieties: 100% Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca)
Method of Pruning: Low cordine horizontal.
Production Technique: After the fermentation there is an addition of semi dried grapes to bring alcohol to the required 14.5 %.