Sfursat,1973RedWine

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The Sfursat di Valtellina wine is a dry red “Passitoâ€?style wine and is made by making wine with dried grapes. The best bunches of Chiavennasca are selected and laid out on specially made mats in aerated purpose-built cellars to dry (similar to the process in Valpolicella for Amarone). The “brevaâ€?wind which blows through this region has historically assisted the production of the Sfursat wines. The grapes spend about 3 and a half months drying like this and towards the end of January (once the main winery tasks for the other wines are all finished) the grapes will have lost about 40% of their own weight, the sugars will have concentrated and the signature passito aroma will be present. The wine is then made and 2 years of ageing are to follow between barrel and bottle and the result is an intense, dry, completely unique and delicious red wine with approx 14% alc.