
Arpepe, "Il Pettirosso " Valtellina Superiore DOCG 2016
Regular price $68.00 Save $-68.00Variety: Nebbiolo
In conversation with Italian winemakers, or vignaoioli if you will, Arpepe is arguably the best of the best. Wine publications don’t seem to disagree; the awards are countless. No wonder, given the amount of work and care that must go into the vines, grown on precariously-stacked terraces on the slopes of Valtellina, two hours north of Milan toward the Swiss border. Here, at these heights, Nebbiolo is known by another name, Chiavennasca. It grows in villages that might bring to mind Rosemary’s Baby – Sassella, Grumello, Inferno! The high-altitude, cool weather climate transforms the grape into something quite different than what you might find in neighboring Piemonte. While Barolo may be king, Valtellina is a wizard.
Nature has a way of making its voice heard when needed. Meaning “red-breasted robin,” one such bird flew into the cellar, landing on a barrel as if in warning. Upon tasting the wine, the family realized it was ready and didn’t need further ageing; thus, the dawn of wines that weren’t made into a Riserva. Made in special vintages, the wine ages in small barrels for 12 months, then ages in bottle for 24 months before release.
DETAILS:
- Price$25 - $75
- CountryItaly
- Body WeightLight Body
- VarietyNebbiolo
- Wine TypeRed
SHIPPING & DELIVERY POLICY
Buyer Must be 21 to Purchase Alcohol
WINE DELIVERY WITHIN THE CINCINNATI AREA
We do our best to have all orders placed BEFORE NOON delivered SAME DAY. All orders placed after noon, will be delivered the next day. Cincinnati orders over $150 in certain areas will receive FREE DELIVERY. Delivery distances defined by zip codes. See delivery zones below.
PICK UP AT 1206 BROADWAY
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WINE SHIPPING VIA USPS / UPS
The cost of shipping varies depending on which shipping option the buyer selects, as well as destination and number of bottles. The appropriate shipping rates will be calculated at checkout.
In the case of shipments outside of Ohio, the sole responsibility for complying with local regulations or tax requirements rests with the customer.
It is the purchaser’s responsibility to provide a current, shippable, physical delivery address. In the event a shipment cannot be delivered due to an incorrect address provided by the purchaser, or after three delivery attempts by the carrier, Hart & Cru reserves the right to charge purchaser the applicable carrier fee for rerouting to an alternative address or re-shipping to the same address.
DELIVERY ZONE 1 ( FREE DELIVERY OVER $150 OTHERWISE $10 ) :
45111 - 45147 -45174 - 45202 - 45203 - 45204 - 45205 - 45206 - 45207 - 45208 -45209 - 45211 - 45212 - 45213 - 45214 - 45215 - 45216 - 45217 - 45218 - 45219 - 45220 - 45221 - 45223 - 45224 -45225 - 45226 -45227 - 45229 - 45231 - 45232 - 45236 - 45237 - 45238 - 45239 - 45241 - 45242 - 45243 - 45244
DELIVERY ZONE 2 ( $10 DELIVERY ) :
45011 - 45014 - 45039 - 45040 - 45051 - 45069 - 45122 - 45140 - 45150 - 45230 - 45233 - 45240 - 45245 - 45246 - 45247 - 45248 - 45249 - 45250 - 45251 - 45252 – 45255
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