2017 Arpepe Sassella Stella Retica Valtellina Superiore DOCG

100% Nebbiolo

Tucked into the steep, sunlit terraces of the Valtellina, the Sassella zone is Nebbiolo’s alpine sanctuary. Here, the vines cling to sheer slopes of decomposed granite and schist, between 300 and 600 meters above sea level, catching the southern sun and the cooling breezes of the Rhaetian Alps. Stella Reticais drawn from a trio of ArPePe’s most prized crus: Rocce Rosse, Nuova Regina, and Ultimi Raggi, each named for the dramatic landscape they inhabit. These vineyards form the backbone of Sassella’s identity: poor, stony soils that drain fast and challenge the vines, yielding wines of tension, minerality, and soaring aromatics. This is Nebbiolo shaped by altitude, sunlight, and stone, where delicacy and depth find uncommon harmony.

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