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Tenuta Scersce

Flammante Valtellina Superiore DOCG Inferno 2021

Grape
Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) 100%
Region
Lombardy, Italy

What to say

  • Ruby red color tending towards garnet.
  • 96 points from James Suckling (2021 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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Flammante Valtellina Superiore DOCG Inferno 2021

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

White and red meats, game and roasts, pasta with sauces, hard and aged cheeses

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