2023 Ar.Pe.Pe. Rosso di Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy Arianna Occhipinti 2018 Rivers-Marie Summa Vineyards Old

2018 Rivers-Marie Summa Vineyards Old Vines Pinot Noir

It is even more dense and crystalline and reminds me of Dagueneau Silex in its level of polish

and only natural yeasts are used in the fermentations

Aged 7 to 8 months

Half of the grapes in the final blend were destemmed and skin fermented for three days with

2023 Ar.Pe.Pe. Rosso di Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy Arianna Occhipinti 2018 Rivers-Marie Summa Vineyards Old100% Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo) 50 100 year old vines Sourced from lower slopes of Sassella and Grumello vineyards at 350 400 meters South east exposure. 110 day maceration on the skins Aged 6 12 mo. in 50 hectoliter untoasted casks 4,000 cases produced annually