Rosso Sassella Rocce Rosse, 2018

Mountain Nebbiolo from Alpine terraces near the Swiss border, aged for years before release. Pale, perfumed and fine-boned, closer to Burgundy than to Barolo.

Nebbiolo grown on steep stone terraces in the Alps of northern Lombardy, from fifty-year-old vines on red granite. Pale and see-through in the glass, it smells of crushed red berries, violets, mint and orange peel. The wine is silky, fresh and stony rather than heavy, with fine tannins and a slightly savoury finish. It is made slowly and released only after years of rest.