Winery Società Agricola Fay - Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina

Winery Società Agricola FayRonco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina of Winery Società Agricola Fay is a red wine from the region of Sforzato della Valtellina of Lombardia.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Nebbiolo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina of the Winery Società Agricola Fay is in the top 60 of wines of Sforzato della Valtellina.

Taste structure of the Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina from the Winery Società Agricola Fay

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina of Winery Società Agricola Fay in the region of Lombardia is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina of Winery Società Agricola Fay in the region of Lombardia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Società Agricola Fay's Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina.

Winemaker
Sandro Fay
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo

Austere, noble reds, pale in colour and quick to turn garnet, with powerful tannins and high acidity, showing aromas of sour cherry, faded rose, tar, white truffle, leather and balsamic notes with age. Outstanding ageing potential. Absolute star of Piedmont with Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG, also in Roero, Gattinara, Ghemme and Valtellina (Chiavennasca). A late-ripening Italian variety among the world's greatest.

Last vintages of this wine

Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina - 2016
In the top 60 of of Sforzato della Valtellina wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina - 2014
In the top 60 of of Sforzato della Valtellina wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina - 2013
In the top 60 of of Sforzato della Valtellina wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina - 2012
In the top 60 of of Sforzato della Valtellina wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina - 2011
In the top 60 of of Sforzato della Valtellina wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina - 2010
In the top 60 of of Sforzato della Valtellina wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina - 2009
In the top 60 of of Sforzato della Valtellina wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Ronco del Picchio Sforzato di Valtellina from Winery Società Agricola Fay are 2004, 2012, 2006, 2014 and 2005.

Informations about the Winery Società Agricola Fay

The winery offers 27 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sforzato della Valtellina in the region of Lombardia

The Winery Società Agricola Fay is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Sforzato della Valtellina to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Lombardia
In the top 2500 of of Italy wines
In the top 65 of of Sforzato della Valtellina wines
In the top 8000 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sforzato della Valtellina

Alpine Lombardy DOCG (heroic steep terraces above the Adda river, drying breva wind): Nebbiolo (local Chiavennasca) is the signature dry passito red (≥90%) — full-bodied and powerful (14–16%), deep colour, complex aromas of dried cherry, rose, liquorice, tar and spice, firm structured tannins and persistent length. Grapes dried 3–4 months on racks (~40% water loss), minimum 20 months ageing (≥12 in wood), alpine equivalent of Amarone, DOCG 2003.


The wine region of Lombardia

Three poles. Franciacorta DOCG, Italy's answer to Champagne: elegant brioche traditional-method sparklers (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc), fine bubble and mineral profile. Alpine Valtellina: Nebbiolo (alias Chiavennasca) with fine tannins and red fruits, powerful Sforzato passito. Oltrepò Pavese: fresh Pinot Noir and fruity-sparkling Bonarda.

The word of the wine: Bitter

Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.

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