95% Chiavennasca (aka Nebbiolo), 5% Rossola/Pignola from Valtellina Superiore Sassella, Lombardy, Italy; aged 12 months in untoasted 2000L French oak botti; light to medium bodied and dry, earth driven with layers of red cherry, leather, roses, cocoa, balsamic, cream, mushrooms, and tar, with bright acidity, soft delicate tannins, and hints of sanguine on the finish. Organic and endlessly giving, and very small production

From the Producer's website:

"Valtellina was carved out by the glaciers, with the valley oriented almost perfectly east/west.  The vineyards are the north side of the valley, facing due south, perched impossibly into the cliffs on dramatic dry stone wall terraces.   Terrazzi Alti’s vines, shooting up from 320m to 600m, are trained in the local archetto valtellinese, with the rows planted north/south on the east/west terraces, negating any attempt at mechanization.  The mother rock here, fairly rare in the world of Nebbiolo, is metamorphic gneiss rich in porphyry, quartz, and feldspar.   The rock is weathered down into poor, acid and shallow topsoils that are around 70% sand, 25-30% silt, and, importantly, almost no clay.  Terrazzi Alti works delicately to encapsulate these distinct conditions."