Balestri Valda Soave Classico DOC ‘Sengialta’ 2021 Grappa iron-tinged aftertaste

iron-tinged aftertaste

and hints of mountain herbs such as chamomile

This 'entry' level from Gattinara's most revered producer is a beautiful 100% Nebbiolo wine

but I imagine it will hold or perhaps even improve in the bottle

Dirty martini shortcut

Balestri Valda Soave Classico DOC ‘Sengialta’ 2021 Grappa iron-tinged aftertaste'Sengialta' is a tiny cru vineyard enclosed by forest and a rugged cliff face, home to many of Laura's beehives and her best fruit. What a wine! It is 70% old vine Garganega and 30% Trebbiano di Soave hand harvested, separately fermented and matured in neutral 2000 litre botti (large, upright oak barrels) for two years. The 2020 Sengialta is fabulously complex and a lesson in texture, with aromas of lime skin, yellow orchard fruit and bursts of white