{"product_id":"arpepe-valtellina-superiore-sassella-stella-retica-2022","title":"Arpepe Valtellina Superiore 'Sassella Stella Retica' 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eI need to catch myself when i say that the overall 'stamp' of the producer is one of utter elegance, prettiness, intoxicating perfumes and fantastic fruit purity and definition. The reason for this is because there is no stamp at all: these wines are as untouched as wines can be, with the pure red-fruited flavours and alpine freshness the most apparent features, with fine mouthfeel and masked tannin bringing further integrity. While prettiness defines the wines, they have complexity throughout: brown spice, Campari botanicals, pomegranate and orange peel, the list goes on...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe looked at a bracket of \u003cstrong\u003e2022 Superiore\u003c\/strong\u003e wines, followed by the \u003cstrong\u003e2018 Riservas\u003c\/strong\u003e. To explain, in a single vintage, Arpepe will either make Superiore wines from the Valtellina sub-regions of \u003cstrong\u003eGrumello, Sassella\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eInferno \u003c\/strong\u003eor in excellent vintages, they will make these wines in Riserva format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wines of Grumello tend to be a touch rounder and more open and expressive, while \u003cstrong\u003eSassella\u003c\/strong\u003e gives a sense of minerality with more austerity in the mid-palate, largely derived from the poorer soils of this part of Valtellina. These too come recommended. \u003cstrong\u003eChes Cook, FWC\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Five Way Cellars","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":43976613920886,"sku":"22793","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fivewaycellars.com.au\/products\/arpepe-valtellina-superiore-sassella-stella-retica-2022","provider":"Five Way Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}