Manufacturer: PIETRO NERA

Denomination: Valtellina Superiore D.O.C.G. Inferno Riserva
Grapes: Produced only with Nebbiolo grapes, locally called "Chiavennasca", carefully selected from our hystoric vineyards.
Features and curiosity: We take particular care of our House Reserve Wines, beginning with the growing of the wines and the choice of the best vintages and ending with the wine making and ageing. The grape is exclusively Nebbiolo; cultivation techniques, particularly pruning and maturing, must not allow more than 55 q/ha grape production. The harvest is delayed to the end of october or the beginning of november, to allow a partial wilthering of the grapes on the plants (late harvest). According to the disciplinary measures for "Valtellina Superiore D.O.C.G." production a wine can be given the qualify of "Riserva" only after a refining of 36 months, 12 of them in oak barrels.
Productivity: ~ 55 q/Ha with late harvest by the end of october
Yeld in wine: 70%
Vineyards: Falling on the raetic side from east to west with south exposition to the sun in the production zones of Valtellina Superiore Inferno in the communes of Montagna in Valtellina, Poggiridenti and Tresivio at an altitude between 300 and 450 meters a.s.l. Sandy soil, water permeable, moderatly deep.
Vinification: Fermentation "a cappello sommerso" (cover submersion method) for about 10 days at a controlled temperature.
Aging: 18 months in oak barrels of 35hl, then stays in stainless steel tanks and refines in bottle for at least 8 months.
Organoleptic features: Bright ruby red colour that becomes garnet with the ageing. Intense scent of wine with a taste of raspberry and violet. Pleasantly tannic, sapid, elegant and persistent flavour.
Aging: Stored in a suitable place it can be aged for more than 10 years.
Gastronomical matching: Red meats, roasts, stewed, old cheese.
Alcoholic content: 13% vol.
Service temperature: 18° C. (pouring in large glasses )
Total acidity: ~ 5,6 g/l
Esctract: ~ 28 g/l
Leavings sugars: ~ 1 g/l