Nettare Rosso di Valtellina DOC

Lombardy · Italy·Vintage 2023

Female winemaker

Critics

Gambero Rosso Berebene 2026, Bibenda 2026, Vitae 2026, Viniplus 2026 listings (NGambero Rosso91James Suckling · 2023

Tasting note

Ruby red. Full-bodied red wine with persitent and fine aroma. Fruity notes of cherry, spicy tones. Fresh and well-balanced, it perfectly combines with appetizers, pasta, dishes with oily fish, white meat, young cheese.

Tenuta Scersce Nettare Rosso di Valtellina DOC 2023

The wine

Grape: Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) 100%
Style: Red
Alcohol: 12.5%
Size: 750ml
Winemaker: Cristina Scarpellini
Altitude: 400 m a.s.l. (Tirano)
Yield: 80 quintals/ha (wine yield below 70%)
Serve at: 15°C, in a large (ballon) glass

Vinification: Hand-harvested (second half of October); crushed immediately; natural red vinification with pump-overs, then c. 15 days on the skins after fermentation.
Ageing: At least 7 months in concrete, then bottle ageing in the dark.
Soil: Sandy loam with abundant stone, moderately deep and free-draining
Food pairing: Antipasti, pasta, oily fish, white meats, young cheeses

The producer

Tenuta Scersce

Tirano · Valtellina, LombardyFounded 2008tenutascersce.it

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.

Tirano · Valtellina, Lombardy