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Tenuta Scersce

Cristina Scarpellini Valtellina Superiore DOCG Valgella Riserva 2019

Grape
Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) 100%
Region
Lombardy, Italy

What to say

  • A garnet red in appearance wine with initial hints of ferrous minerals that give way to a complex bouquet of spices, spirited red fruits, zesty oranges, and coffee.
  • 94 points from Falstaff (2019 vintage)
  • Cristina Scarpellini, a Sorbonne-trained lawyer who worked in business internationalisation, founded Tenuta Scersce in Tirano in 2008 out of a passion for Nebbiolo.
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Cristina Scarpellini Valtellina Superiore DOCG Valgella Riserva 2019

The producer

Tenuta Scersce

Cristina Scarpellini, a Sorbonne-trained lawyer who worked in business internationalisation, founded Tenuta Scersce in Tirano in 2008 out of a passion for Nebbiolo. She works steep terraced Alpine vineyards of Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo), producing Rosso di Valtellina, the Valtellina Superiore crus and Sforzato. The wines are regularly rated by James Suckling, Falstaff, Wine Enthusiast and the Italian guides.

Food pairing

Red and white meats, feathered game in sauce, hard and aged cheeses, oily fish

Serve at
16°C, in a large (ballon) glass
Alcohol
13%
Winemaker
Cristina Scarpellini