Perlegia 2019 now in the USA

All the proceeds from the sale of this wine will go entirely to the missions of Operation Mato Grosso  in Latin America.

THE NAME: Perlegia is the name of the place where we produce this wine. It is a location (and a street name) in Polaggia, near Berbenno, where our best vineyards grow exposed to the sun all day.

WINE : Valtellina Superiore Docg 2019 Perlegia

GRAPES: 100% Nebbiolo Chiavennasca, local denomination of Nebbiolo

VINEYARD: vineyards located in the Valtellina Superiore area at 300 - 400 meters above sea level on the slopes of the Rhaetian Alps, above Berbenno. They are vineyards exposed to the south, grown with the modified Guyot arch, in shallow sandy-silty soils with a loose texture. The grape yield is 80 quintals/hectare as required by the DOCG regulations.

VINIFICATION: the ripest and sugariest bunches, harvested from the beginning of October, are traditionally vinified "in red" with 12 days of maceration on the skins in the must; fermentation takes place at 28-30 °C

MATURATION: the wine remained 18 months in 50 hl Slavonian oak barrels and was refined for 4 months in the bottle before being released for sale.

THE WINE: ruby ​​red color; well-pronounced and ethereal aroma with fine fragrance of small red fruits (strawberry, raspberry and currant) and with hints of black cherry jam. Dry flavor, rightly tannic, with elegant red plum background and good permanence in the mouth

Grape production/ha : approx. 50 quintals - Grape/wine yield : approx. 70% - Bottles produced : approx. 5000

Analytical data : alcohol content : 13.04% - total acidity : 5.46 g/l - pH: 3.62 - sugars : 2.80 g/l - dry extract : 27.1 g/l

Serving temperature : 17 °C

Optimal storage : over 10 years in bottles stored horizontally in a cool, dark place.

Pairings : a wine for the whole meal, it goes excellently with traditional Italian dishes, grilled red meats, stewed meat, game and mature cheeses.