Tenuta Scersce Infinito Sforzato di Valtellina 2017

A graceful wine with earth, strawberries, leaves, ripe red cherries and rhubarb on the nose. Medium-bodied and full flavored, it shows velvety tannins, crisp acidity and a tight yet balanced finish. Drinkable now, but best in four to five years.

Made with air-dried grapes, the Tenuta Scerscé 2018 Sforzato di Valtellina Nebbiolo Infinito opens to a medium-dark color and moderate fruit weight that feels velvety, rich and open-knit. The sforzato, or appassimento, process brings on extra heft and intensity for sure, but the Nebbiolo grape never loses its inner grace and poise. Aromas of dried rose, wild cherry, plum and sweet earth rise from

DISCOVERING VALTELLINA PLUS 10 TOP PRODUCERS WORTH KNOWING Infinito comes from vineyards at breezy heights of 550 to 720 metres and is a selection of the best bunches from 40- to 60-year-old vines. Grapes are picked in the first week of October and dried until the beginning of December. It exudes ripeness with prune and fig on a background of chocolate and chai spice. Soft, plush fruit upfront gai

This wine is serious from the first whiff with lifted aromas of warmed mixed fruits both red and blue, crushed stone and black tea leaf. The palate is mouthfilling with notes of strawberry preserves, bay leaf, dried roses and fine tannins. If you like wines from the Southern Rhône, you will love this!