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2009 AR.PE.PE. Valtellina Superiore - Sassella Riserva Vigna Regina
Nebbiolo
- Italy
- Lombardia
- Valtellina
- Valtellina Superiore - Sassella
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Community Tasting Notes 7
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fizz wrote:
May 18, 2022 - Dark and red fruits, leather, florals. Light to medium palate with some interest. Fine tannins linger on the finish.
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vinorsk Likes this wine: 90 points
November 14, 2021 - Decanted an hour and drank with a roast boudin. Medium acidity and tannins red fruits with violet, roses and dust medium long finish. Very enjoyable. Still a little expensive for what it is considering some of the Gattinara and Langhe available but very good.
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magyarsvensk Likes this wine:
July 27, 2021 - Citrus zest, leather, fog, mushroom, fishing dock, cranberry, and raspberry. Well-drinking, refined Nebbiolo.
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michael_cooke Likes this wine: 92 points
June 8, 2021 - More elegance than power
oh the nose, could have spent days with my nose in this
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vinorsk wrote:
April 18, 2021 - Day 1: Decanted two hours and drank with pork belly. Bright acidity, deep red cherry note and some spice/leather on the nose. Pale ruby color. Sour cherries and forest floor. Reminds me of good Langhe nebbiolo but with a more intense core. The tannins are fine and the acidity is significant but not as intense or drying as a 1er Cru burgandy. Like a lower tannin Blaufränkisch? It is ripe like Barbaresco but tight like burgandy. Enjoyable but the qpr feels out of wack. $50-$65 wine selling for $90. Perhaps age will up my assessment.
Day 2: smoother and better integrated acidity. The fruits really shine and the body is silky. Hon the palet, surprised it's only 13.5% abv. Long finish. This spend five years in barrel and seven in the bottle, it has the structure to go much longer.
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By Antonio Galloni
Nebbiolo in Its Many Guises: Alto Piemonte & Valtellina (apr 2020), 4/1/2020 (link)(Ar.pe.pe. Valtellina Superiore Sassella Riserva Vigna Regina Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Gary Walsh
7/30/2019 (link)(Ar.Pe.Pe Sassella Vigna Regina Riserva) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Aldo Fiordelli
Tre Bicchieri tasting, 10/27/2018 (link)(Ar Pe Pe, Vigna Regina, Riserva, Valtellina, Superiore Sassella, Lombardy, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer AR.PE.PE.
- Varietal Nebbiolo
- Designation Riserva
- Vineyard Vigna Regina
- Country Italy
- Region Lombardia
- SubRegion Valtellina
- Appellation Valtellina Superiore - Sassella
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (7%)
- In Cellars 111 (61%)
- Consumed 58 (32%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 5 votes
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- ProducerAR.PE.PE.
- VarietyNebbiolo
- VineyardVigna Regina
- CountryItaly
- RegionLombardia
- SubRegionValtellina
- AppellationValtellina Superiore - Sassella
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- VineyardVigna Regina
- CountryItaly
- RegionLombardia
- SubRegionValtellina
- AppellationValtellina Superiore - Sassella