Sfursat 5 Stelle 2007 Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG - Nino Negri

Sfursat 5 Stelle 2007 – Nino Negri

5 Stelle is the flagship of Nino Negri, the historic Chiuro winery founded at the end of the 19th century, and perhaps the most famous Sforzato di Valtellina of all. Made since the early 1980s, it has done more than any other wine to bring mountain Nebbiolo, known here as Chiavennasca, to a wider audience.

The best grapes from the Rhaetian terraces are dried in a drying loft for about three months, losing a third of their weight. After fermentation the wine ages for around sixteen months in new barriques, then rests in bottle before release.

2007, a warm, early vintage, produced a full, generous Sforzato which after almost twenty years has developed tertiary notes: cherries in spirit, dried plum, cocoa, tobacco and forest floor, lifted by the freshness typical of Alpine Nebbiolo. A wine for meditation, or for game, braised meats and aged mountain cheeses such as Bitto.

At a glance: Nebbiolo 100% · 15.5% ABV · 0.75 l · Nino Negri, Valtellina