Alfio Mozzi Rosso di Valtellina 2023 NO20230705 with brighter acidity and violet

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

That means mountain farming on steep Santa Cruz slopes

Complexity and generosity that shows how Sonoma Coast's cool winds refine California Chardonnay without sacrificing ripeness

but also pairs extremely well with nuts

and honeydew melon kissed by smoky minerality and finest botrytis

Alfio Mozzi Rosso di Valtellina 2023 NO20230705 with brighter acidity and violetNebbiolo 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,