AR.PE.PE. Rosso di Valtellina

Easy drinking, light, with balanced tannins, stone fruit notes, earthiness, and slightly tart finish

2012 vintage

"All Good Things..." (Chicago, IL) : From magnum. A very interesting wine to be sure. Tart red fruits -- and an odd, perhaps watermelon-like note. Reasonably resolved and drinking pleasantly now, but for me missing some mid-palate complexity and layering.

2012 vintage

Decanted an hour before drinking, and drank over an additional hour. Nose was beautiful, but not overly expressive. On the palate it was bright and a little tight in the beginning. Very classic and rustic, but felt a little disjointed and never really fully came together to create an amazing experience

2012 vintage

Pure elegance and depth, and perfect with the Thanksgiving turkey

2012 vintage

Very good producer. Very good wine. Special aromatics.

2012 vintage

Wanting to try something out of my typical palate wheelhouse while cooking dinner on a Sunday night, I had remembered buying this one-off bottle from Somm Cellars a couple of months prior. Decanting it for around two hours to get rid of the astringent taste I was met with upon opening up the bottle, this balanced out extremely well and truly gave me an insight into a winemaking region I had yet to have much exposure of: Valtellina. After the …

2012 vintage

Decanted it, but not for long. Light color, like others have noted, has quite a bit of alcohol. I would have expected this bottle to be mellower and more flavorful. I bought it recently and not sure how well it was stored.

2012 vintage

4 hour decant. Transparent brick in the glass. Light body. Stunning nose of roses and orange blossoms. In the mouth oranges, orange candy (tending towards some Pedro Ximenez sherry like flavors), and a strong complement of mineral and herbs ... Granite, some iron, rosemary, mint, a hint of anise. More oranges (sweet and sour cherry too) and spice on the finish which had medium length. Very elegant. Very fresh. Very balanced. More candy flavors than 2015 Grumello and Sassella wines …

2012 vintage

Tasted at a trade tasting in NYC. This was really beautiful with bright red cherry notes imbedded in a huge structure but starting to integrate and soften. Earthy, fresh, layered. Fantastic balance. Gorgeous!

2012 vintage

Final bottle from a 6 pack. No formal TN, lightish in body, tobacco and soil-driven flavors alongside sour, dried cherries. Feminine, lean, with still grippy tannins and puckering acids on the earthy finish. Drink up IMHO. A nice, mature Nebbiolo.

2012 vintage

Fun wine to go with the ossobuco prepared. Decanted for an hour prior. Dried roses on a bed of tart red cherries and brambly red fruit. Open knit fine grained tannins lead into an iron-rich mineral finish. Medium high acid balances out the wine nicely. Despite ringing in as ~12.5% ABV (forgot to jot down the exact figure listed on the label), every now and then the alcoholic heat pokes through. And while I didn't notice it at first, after …

2012 vintage

Penultimate of 6 bottles, last consumed about 1.5 yrs ago. This is ready to go and should be consumed now IMHO. Old leather, tobacco leaf, a hint of sour cherry, anise, wet rocks. Nice and finely grained tannins with bitter acidity that is nicely puckering on the soil-driven finish. Drink now.

2012 vintage

Cedar, black cherry pits, med length, fine tannin

2012 vintage

sb Really quite lovely. Garnet ruby Tart lifted Nebbiolo Light tobacco and bitter red berry I still would compare this to a light cote de Beaune

2012 vintage

4th of 6 bottles. Bright sour cherry, unripened plum, mint, espresso grounds, and minerals. Some dried tobacco leaf, dusty leather, and wet soil. Super tense tannins and energetic acidity. with a long and bitter, delicious finish. Drink now through 2025+.

2012 vintage

No flaw but no excitement either!

2012 vintage

Nose - fragrant, pine, brambleberry, mint Mouth - elegant , light to mid bodied, tea, rosehip, Red cherry. drinks more like a Côte de beaune than Piemonte. Quite fresh would be my overall impression with sneaky lingering acidity.

2012 vintage

Drank over a few days. Initially there was a faint note of oxidation on the palate and the boquet that concerned me that the wine might be past peak. That resolved, and the wine is a good entry level Valtellina red. Plummy, balsamy, good acid, very typical Valtellina notes and altogether enjoyable and thought inducing. But I don't see it getting any better from here.

2012 vintage

3rd of 6 bottles. Last tasted 1 yr ago. Developing, tart cherry and raspberry fruit, with menthol, pepper, tobacco leaf, forest floor, and orange rind. Light ont he palate, with fairly brisk acidity and fine tannins that are easy to drink and delicious overall in the finish. Drink now through 2023+.

2012 vintage

Nose - pine, floral, pretty nose Mouth - very elegant, fine light cherry flavors, cranberry, and lively acidity with still impressive structural tannins. Has some elements of Cote de Beaune but with a tannic kick.

2012 vintage

Tasted blind Medium light garnet This is lovely, and for the 2nd time in a row, I thought this was a light cote de Beaune. Light cherry tartness.

2012 vintage

Tasted blind Light ruby garnet Slightly tart Fairy light bodied Perhaps some faint rose and cherry flavors With just a hint of dry tannins on the finish Great food wine

2012 vintage

Bottle #2 of 6, enjoyed today with rustic, homemade pizza made with the whole family. Bright and ripe red fruits, including strawberry, bright red cherry, some rhubarb, and cooking spices. So deliciously light on the palate for a red wine. A true palate cleanser, ready for charcuterie and able to burn thru some fat. Drinking well now through 2024 or so.

2012 vintage

This wine was popped and poured, enjoyed with some pizza tonite. Didn’t really take a TN, but the wine was deliciously simple with the pizza, showing tart red fruits, med(-) in body and color, some earthy aromas also, but pretty straightforward. Drink now through 2023+.

2012 vintage

This is even lighter-colored than the 2010 I just tried. Prettier nose, though, with earthy red fruits most prominent. Light- to medium-bodied on the palate, but with less focus than the 2010. I like this, but it is better on the nose, and comes across as slightly dilute on the palate. I opened both of these for dinner tonight, so we'll see if a little air causes any favorable development.

2012 vintage

Menthol and cherry fruit on the nose. Tart red fruit on the palate, good acidity, lighter-bodied. Not overly complex, but pretty enjoyable with pizza.

2012 vintage

Light red, pretty nose, interesting wine, a Nebbiolo from Lombardy, dry, tannic bite

2012 vintage

Consistent with previous notes. Paired nicely with savory chicken and rice soup.

2012 vintage

drank from magnum over 3 days. Lovely rose water and tar. Bing cherries and raspberries on the palate with mid length and racy acidity that dissipates as time goes by. Ethereal but with stern tannins, still. Matched with grilled spicy chorizo on day one, cured salami on day two and a rabbit stew on day three. Worked well with all dishes. Needs food

2012 vintage

This bottle seemed a little muted compared to its stellar predecessors, but still enjoyed with spaghetti and meatballs.

2012 vintage

The 2012 ArPePe Rosso di Valtellina absolutely needs a one-hour decant to show its good features; during the first hour after opening it was disjointed (and worse!), but then it came together beautifully. This is a light-colored ruby wine with orange edges, with a great Nebbiolo bouquet of flowers, sweet spices, bitter cherry, herbs; a very light body, but with a nice acid backbone, structure and precision; very savory, long finish, with persistent sappiness. This is a serious wine with …

2012 vintage

Wonderful Nebbiolo!

2012 vintage

Had together with a 2012 Montalbra Ruche L'Accento. While this Valtellina Rosso showed nice lacy tannins that went better with food, overall I found the fruit to be lacking in ripeness and concentration, and ended up preferring the Ruche. Would like to try this wine from a warmer vintage.

2012 vintage

Bright acids, light tannin, crisp red fruit with floral and forest floor notes. B+

2012 vintage

Second Sunday Group: Valtellina (Neil's) : Notes of red fruit, herbs, clay and cherry. Good tannins and acidity. Cherry and red berry fruit on the palate. Shows good intensity and balance. Finishes with good length. My #2, Domino's #1 Group #2, 29 pts

2012 vintage

So much cherry on the nose. A little herbal, funky thing too. Delicious right off the pnp. This is a great vintage for this wine....the acidity provides nice support but never dominates. Strawberries and cherries on the palate. Good sipped on its own, which surprised me. Paired well with a warm kale and tomato salad with a tart ginger-miso dressing.

2012 vintage

Nice and accessible, with garrigue and candied strawberries on the nose, and plenty of red berries, cloves, licorice, and wild herbs on the palate. Good balanced finish too. Linear and not super complex, but well made and true to itself. Drink now through 2022.

2012 vintage

Strawberries herbs cherry and a nice earthy quality, medium plus acidity and needs an hour or two of air to start singing. Excellent

2012 vintage

Fresh and delicious nebbiolo on the light side. Floral with strawberries and cherries on the nose. Soursweet berryfruits on the palate, followed by herbs and mushrooms. Nice acidity and tannins on the light side. Medium plus finish. Drunk over two days. More harmonic and balanced day two. 50+5+13+13+8 (89 p)

2012 vintage

Cranberry, raspberry, rhubarb, herbal tisane, faintly tarry, but mostly about freshness and transparency. Drinking well now.

2012 vintage

Super good trad. nebbiolo. Had the 1997 Sassella recently and it was unbelievable with Rabbit paella at Soccarat. Trying an experiment to see if these entry levels will age as nicely. I think they will as everything seems structured and intact.

2012 vintage

Delightful light-styled nebbiolo, exactly as expected. Enjoyed with arancini and flatiron steak.

2012 vintage

Drank at Fiola Mare in DC, interesting, good color, lots of flavor, 13% alcohol but a medium bodied somewhat dense wine for a nebbiolo, we drank it after a Burgundy so it was tough adjustment, enjoyed the wine with different fish, would drink again, wine was about $75 on wine list.

2012 vintage

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