Who: Mario and Stefano Bassi
Where: Italy
What: Nebbiolo
How: Organic (Not certified)
Total size: SMALL

Li Curt 2015

APPELLATION: Alpi Retiche IGT

GRAPE VARIETY: 90% Nebbiolo, 5% Brugnola, 3% Pignola and 2% Rossola

WINE STYLE: Red

FERMENTATION TANKS: Stainless steel

YEASTS: Indigenous

MACERATION:  20 days

MALOLACTIC: Done

AGED IN: Stainless steel and Amphora

AGED FOR: At least 5 years (2 in stainless steel, 1 amphora, 2 bottle)

CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: None

VEGAN: Yes

TOTAL SO2: none to 0.50 milligrams/liter at first racking, if needed

BOTTLING DATE: Beginning of 2019

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%

VINEYARD:  Bianzone (Sondrio)

VITICULTURE APPROACH: Organic (Not Certified)

ALTITUDE: from 500 to 750 meters

SOIL: Clay, granite rock and rock sediments formed by the flaking of granite rocks during the period of retreat of the glaciers that covered the whole Valtellina

YEAR PLANTED: 2012 - 2013, but some vines are 100 years old

DENSITY: 4500 per hectare

PICK DATE: Early October 2015

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 18000 bottles