Italy — wine
Sforzato di Valtellina
Rare Alpine DOCG producing passito-method Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) dried on racks for 90+ days; resulting wine is 14%+ alcohol with extraordinary dried fruit, tar and iron concentration.
Vintage assessments
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | Warm base vintage yielded excellent fruit for drying; complex Sforzato expected. |
| 2021 | — | Drying process compensated for cooler season; elegant expressions. |
| 2020 | — | Outstanding base material; exceptional dried fruit concentration and complexity. |
| 2019 | — | Ripe and generous; Sforzato shows characteristic dried plum and tar. |
| 2018 | — | Strong vintage for the passito style; rich and structured. |
No products catalogued for this region yet.