Valt. Sup. Inferno Riserva D.O.C.G. 2017 (1.5 l)

Awards: Gold Medal Mondial des Vins Extremes / Cervim Valle d'Aosta; Douja d'Or Asti Silver Medal; Wine Hunter Gold Award Merano Wine Festival; Wine Enthusiast magazine (review); Acknowledgments and evaluations from the main sector guides: AIS “Vitae”; Viniplus AIS Lombardy; Gold Guide Veronelli's Wines; Vinibuoni d'Italia Guide; Paolo Massobrio's Golosario; Essential Guide to Italian Wines by Daniele Cernilli.

History: like all our Riservas, coming from the "historic" areas of Valtellina Superiore Docg, it is one of the wines have made the history of Cantina Nera. Its production practically began parallel to the greater commercial development of Valtellina viticulture, dating back to the 1960s in particular.

Special features: the Nebbiolo “Chiavennasca” grapes come from the “Inferno” area of Valtellina Superiore Docg. The name says it all…. we are in the smallest area of the denomination, just over 50 hectares where the slopes of the Valtellina vineyard are close to 75%, therefore the exposure of the dry-stone walls to the sun obviously has a greater effect, creating truly "infernal" temperatures, in particular during the summer season.

Why buy it: because it is a wine of character, without compromise, "vertical" like the dry stone walls on which the vineyards are located, warm, mineral, enveloping but always austere, savory and harmonious like all the Nebbiolos of Valtellina. Cantina Nera is also the company that, in Valtellina, has the largest ownership of vineyards in the "Inferno" area, so this wine too can be considered one of the most important in the company's production. Being a "Riserva", it is produced only in the best years and in limited quantities.