ArPePe 'Nuova Regina' Sassella Riserva, Valtellina Superiore, Lombardy, Italy 2013
Pickup available at DECANT Napa - 2999 Solano, Napa, CA
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ArPePe stands as one of Italy’s most revered mountain Nebbiolo producers, celebrated for long élevage, traditional fermentations, and a patient, old-school philosophy that privileges nuance, perfume, and alpine minerality over power. In the steep terraces of Valtellina, they craft wines of haunting delicacy and longevity — and 'Nuova Regina' is a pinnacle expression from the Sassella subzone.
- WINEMAKER: Isabella Pelizzatti Perego and Emanuele Pelizzatti Perego, continuing the family’s legacy of crafting traditional Nebbiolo wines
- FARMING: Practicing organic; steep terraced vineyards farmed by hand
- VARIETY: 100% Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca)
- TERROIR: Steep granite and schist terraces in the Sassella cru of Valtellina; extreme alpine viticulture at high elevation with dramatic diurnal swings; thin, rocky soils emphasizing purity, tension, and lifted aromatics.
- VINIFICATION: Native fermentation; extended maceration in traditional wooden tini; gentle, long extraction for fine tannin and aromatics.
- AGING: Extended aging in large neutral Slavonian oak botti, followed by significant bottle aging prior to release.
- TASTING NOTES: Ethereal mountain-Nebbiolo character with dried cherry, rose petal, alpine herbs, and delicate spice; silky yet firm tannins, crystalline acidity, and a long, mineral-etched finish marked by incense, stone, and subtle earth.
- FOOD PAIRINGS: Porcini risotto, braised rabbit, venison with juniper, alpine cheeses, saffron polenta with wild mushrooms.
ArPePe stands as one of Italy’s most revered mountain Nebbiolo producers, celebrated for long élevage, traditional fermentations, and a patient, old-school philosophy that privileges nuance, perfume, and alpine minerality over power. In the steep terraces of Valtellina, they craft wines of haunting delicacy and longevity — and 'Nuova Regina' is a pinnacle expression from the Sassella subzone.
- WINEMAKER: Isabella Pelizzatti Perego and Emanuele Pelizzatti Perego, continuing the family’s legacy of crafting traditional Nebbiolo wines
- FARMING: Practicing organic; steep terraced vineyards farmed by hand
- VARIETY: 100% Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca)
- TERROIR: Steep granite and schist terraces in the Sassella cru of Valtellina; extreme alpine viticulture at high elevation with dramatic diurnal swings; thin, rocky soils emphasizing purity, tension, and lifted aromatics.
- VINIFICATION: Native fermentation; extended maceration in traditional wooden tini; gentle, long extraction for fine tannin and aromatics.
- AGING: Extended aging in large neutral Slavonian oak botti, followed by significant bottle aging prior to release.
- TASTING NOTES: Ethereal mountain-Nebbiolo character with dried cherry, rose petal, alpine herbs, and delicate spice; silky yet firm tannins, crystalline acidity, and a long, mineral-etched finish marked by incense, stone, and subtle earth.
- FOOD PAIRINGS: Porcini risotto, braised rabbit, venison with juniper, alpine cheeses, saffron polenta with wild mushrooms.