Ar.Pe.Pe. Valtellina Grumello Riserva Rocca de Piro 2017 hide-gift-message this native Vitovska from the

this native Vitovska from the Carso district near Trieste explores the intersection of mountain and sea through crushed stone and minty herb complexity

and Bodega Hermanos del Villar is one of the region's most reliable family addresses

Clean and mineral on the finish

The nose reveals notes of red apple

both Loire natives

Ar.Pe.Pe. Valtellina Grumello Riserva Rocca de Piro 2017 hide-gift-message this native Vitovska from theThis 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