Alfio Mozzi Rosso di Valtellina 2023 NO20230705 That means mountain farming on

That means mountain farming on steep Santa Cruz slopes

with brighter acidity and violet and tart plum high toned notes to go with the blackberry and blueberry fruit

The Bottled-in-Bond designation means this meets strict federal standards: single distillery

high-quality sake brewed by using 55% Omachi Sake rice produced in Okayama prefecture

and an elegant finish of wet adobe

Alfio Mozzi Rosso di Valtellina 2023 NO20230705 That means mountain farming onNebbiolo from the steep schist terraces of Valtellina, where the grape is called Chiavennasca and behaves nothing like its Piedmontese cousin. Alfio Mozzi is a third generation grower in Castione Andevenno on the western edge of the Sassella zone, farming 3. 5 hectares of free draining schist between 350 and 550 meters elevation, much of it on terraces his grandfather built. The Rosso is the entry into his range: lighter on its feet than Sassella,