Ar.Pe.Pe. Valtellina Grumello Riserva Rocca de Piro 2017 NO20230705 the bottling that earned him

the bottling that earned him the nickname "King of Charmes

the liquid is apportioned between small batch ex-Bourbon casks

aged Comté

Bordeaux varieties in the most exposed parts of his vineyard

Ar.Pe.Pe. Valtellina Grumello Riserva Rocca de Piro 2017 NO20230705 the bottling that earned himThis is Nebbiolo grown in the Alps, on terraces so steep that everything is done by hand. Ar. Pe. Pe. is Valtellina's standard bearer for tradition, and Rocca de Piro comes from old vines, some pushing a century, in the Grumello cru high above the valley floor at 350 to 500 meters. It sees a marathon maceration and long, patient aging in big neutral casks before release, all in service of finesse over force. Riserva Nebbiolo like this is lighter on