Ar.Pe.Pe. Grumello Rocca de Piro Riserva 2019
Ar.Pe.Pe. Grumello Rocca de Piro Riserva 2019
95 points Wine Advocate
Drink Date: 2024 - 2035
I just love this wine, thanks to its sheer brightness and energy. The Ar. Pe. Pe. 2019 Valtellina Superiore Grumello Rocca de Piro reveals impeccable balance and a very silky quality, with nuanced delivery of cherry cola, white licorice root and blue mountain flower. The wine evokes a warmer sense as well with mountain meadow and sunshine on slate rock. All of these elements work in harmony and transfer to the palate with soft intensity. Production is 12,850 bottles.
Ar. Pe. Pe. is one of the standout estates of northern Italy. I tasted two beautiful wines from the 2019 vintage that saw warm growing conditions for big aromas and softer tannins. Indeed, I'm told that aging times were slightly reduced as a result to make up for more concentrated fruit. On the books, 2021 and 2016 are stellar vintages, although in this case, I found the two Riservas from 2016 to be less expressive and slightly closed at this time. Ar. Pe. Pe. farms in sandy, acidic soils with little clay but lots of metamorphic rock and granite. The vines are planted from 300 to 600 meters above sea level in these beautiful mountains.
Published: Jan 25, 2024, Reviewed by: Monica Larner
- 100% Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo)
- 50-100-year-old vines
- Sourced from lower slopes of Buon vineyards at 350-500 meters
- South/east exposure. 110-day maceration on the skins
- Aged 12 mo. in 50 HL botti
- 13.5% abv