Ar.Pe.Pe. Valtellina Grumello Riserva Rocca de Piro 2017 NO20230705 it was left en tirage

it was left en tirage until the end of 2022

the liquid is apportioned between small batch ex-Bourbon casks

it's unusually delicate for Ardbeg—maritime peat smoke interwoven with citrus

in Piedmont — which makes finding it in the Sacramento Delta a small act of geographic mischief

Ar.Pe.Pe. Valtellina Grumello Riserva Rocca de Piro 2017 NO20230705 it was left en tirageThis is Nebbiolo grown in the Alps, on terraces so steep that everything is done by hand. Ar. Pe. Pe. is Valtellina's standard bearer for tradition, and Rocca de Piro comes from old vines, some pushing a century, in the Grumello cru high above the valley floor at 350 to 500 meters. It sees a marathon maceration and long, patient aging in big neutral casks before release, all in service of finesse over force. Riserva Nebbiolo like this is lighter on