Arpepe Sassella Ultimi Raggi Riserva 2016

Ar.Pe.Pe. is the acronym of the founder, Arturo Pelizzatti Perego, of this Valtellina winery jewel, nestled between the Rhaetian and Orobie Alps, one of the most beautiful and dramatic regions in the world, in northern Lombardy. Heroic viticulture has in fact been practiced on very steep granite terraces since the Romans. The fourth generation of the family, the inspired siblings Isabella, Emanuele and Guido, reveals how sensational a great mountain Nebbiolo can be, endowed with pristine purity, supreme elegance, complexity of tertiary aromas, freshness and mineral sap.

Ultimi Raggi is harvested late, reaching a slight pacification in the plain. The process softens the tannins and texture of this wine, making it the most "approachable" of Ar's crus. Foot. Pe