Ar.Pe.Pe. Valtellina Grumello Riserva Rocca de Piro 2017 Consignment and bars of the score

and bars of the score run across the label

fresh melon and hints of baking spice

Roda I Blanco comes from old

seafood and chocolate

Sourced from the estate's older parcels and rounded out with a slug of Petite Sirah for structure (Preston's vines are farmed organically and biodynamically — Demeter certified 2015)

Ar.Pe.Pe. Valtellina Grumello Riserva Rocca de Piro 2017 Consignment and bars of the scoreThis 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