Balgera GRUMELLO Valtellina Superiore DOCG

The wine is named after the 13^th Century “Castel Grumello”, an ancient castle overlooks the valley from its position between Sondrio and Montagna. This wine is characterized by its light and fragrant perfume, with a slight violet and strawberry bouquet while its colour is a brilliant red. Which, through ageing, tones down to garnet. It is a full-bodied wine to be laid down in bottles in a fresh dry cellar.

Grape variety: Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) 100%

Vinification: with soft pressing of the grapes and subsequent fermentation with maceration on the skins for about 10-12 days.

Ageing: 3-4 years in oak barrels and then aged in the bottle for about 6 months.

Alcohol content: minimum 12,5% vol.

Serving temperature: 18°-20° C.

FOOD MATCHING: It is excellent with all type of red meats, game, mature hard cheese and particularly with “polenta taragna” (a sort of buckwhead-meal porridge).