SFORZATO DELLA VALTELLINA LE STRIE 2017 DESCRIPTION
- The Sforzato di Valtellina from the Le Strie winery is the main label
- relative to this typology
- offered by the Azienda Agricola Le Strie. It is a complex, dense and articulated red, yet at the same time it is extremely drinkable and smooth. One sip leads to another, for its wonderful mix of fruit, juice, aromatic facets and consistency; in a word: charm. Charm and territory, to be precise. It takes from the terraces of Valtellina the freshness and structure that give it a characteristic three
- dimensionality. The Le Strie winery is a very small business, run by winemakers who directly cultivate about one hectare of land, producing a very limited number of bottles. The small quantity, however, as often happens, is also synonymous with great quality.
- Le Strie Sforzato di Valtellina comes from vineyards located in two different areas: 20% of the Nebbiolo Chiavennasca grapes used belong to the Sassella sub
- zone, while the remaining 80% comes from the Valgella sub
- zone, located near Sondrio and Teglio respectively. The vineyards are distributed over an altitude range that varies from 400 to 600 meters above sea level and, due to the very steep slopes that characterize this territory, require an organization according to terraces. The harvest takes place in October and is followed by a natural drying of the bunches inside the fruit cellar. In January, the pressing and vinification takes place, which includes a long phase of maceration and fermentation with indigenous yeasts, followed by malolactic fermentation and aging for 24 months in large oak barrels. It ends with a long rest in the bottle that makes it ready for marketing.
- The Sforzato di Valtellina wine presents amaranth
- colored tones in the glass, dense and deep. Its aroma is broad, complex and intense, articulated in notes of ripe red fruit and jam, fruit in alcohol and a rich spicy texture with clear sensations of licorice on the finish. In the mouth it combines a very sweet tannin with a lively mineral freshness and a good alcohol content. An atypical Sfursat because softness and enveloping are not the predominant characteristics, a choice made by Le Strie to best enhance freshness, thus making the drink smoother. It is therefore a warm and full
- bodied wine, which knows how to involve with a decisive and lively personality.
