{"product_id":"marco-ferrari-sassella-2022","title":"Marco Ferrari, Valtellina Superiore Sassella DOCG (2022) – Lombardia","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSassella is Valtellina's most graceful cru, and this is Nebbiolo from 80-year-old vines that knows it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE GRAPE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% Chiavennasca from a single hectare in Sassella, with vines averaging over 80 years old. Up to 100% whole clusters go in when the stems are ripe, crushed by foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFermented on the skins for two weeks or more, then aged around 18 months in old tonneaux. The style is perfumed and fine-boned: red cherry, dried flowers and a stony, savoury edge, with tannins that grip lightly rather than clamp. It's elegant now and will keep for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFOOD PAIRING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBraised veal, roast guinea fowl, bresaola, aged mountain cheese such as Bitto. Decant briefly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WINEMAKER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarco Ferrari grew up in Franciacorta, then spent several years in the northern Rhône with Franck Balthazar, learning from Thierry Allemand and the Gonon family, before a year at ArPePe in Valtellina. He launched his own estate in 2019 on steep, hand-built stone terraces above the Adda. No artificial fertilisers, herbicides or pesticides, everything picked by hand, spontaneous fermentations, whole bunches when the stems are ripe, and nothing fined or filtered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage title:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeta description:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eURL:\u003c\/strong\u003e \/products\/\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Marco Ferrari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40990449401909,"sku":"","price":56.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.passionevino.co.uk\/products\/marco-ferrari-sassella-2022","provider":"Passione Vino","version":"1.0","type":"link"}