Ar.Pe.Pe. Valtellina Grumello Riserva Rocca de Piro 2017 NO20230705 100 meters

100 meters

in Piedmont — which makes finding it in the Sacramento Delta a small act of geographic mischief

the bottling that earned him the nickname "King of Charmes

aged Comté

Fresh and fruit-forward

Ar.Pe.Pe. Valtellina Grumello Riserva Rocca de Piro 2017 NO20230705 100 metersThis 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