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.

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.