{"product_id":"ar-pe-pe-sassella-stella-retica-2022-copy","title":"AR.PE.PE Valtellina Superiore Il Pettirosso 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eAR.PE.PE. Valtellina Superiore 'Il Pettirosso\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a fragrant, mountain-grown expression of 100% Nebbiolo (locally known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChiavennasca\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) from the steep, terraced vineyards of Lombardy’s Alpine valley. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe name has a genuinely charming origin: a robin flew into the ArPePe cellar and landed on an old acacia barrel. Days later, while tasting from that barrel, Isabella Pelizzatti Perego noticed it was leaking slightly — the wine was ready but the barrel needed replacing, and there wasn't enough left in it to justify a full new label, so she and her brother Emanuele bottled it separately and named it after their unexpected visitor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntonio Galloni of Vinous has called Ar.Pe.Pe.'s wines some of the most impressive he's tasted anywhere, describing the estate's super-traditional style as showing just how pedigreed Valtellina wine can be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoil: friable, granitic mountain soils typical of Valtellina's steep, terraced slopes — free-draining and mineral-driven, forcing the 50-year-old vines to dig deep for nutrients.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVinification: a lengthy 116-day maceration in 50-hectolitre untoasted oak casks, followed by 24 months' rest in bottle before release — already a serious traditional regime for an entry-level Superiore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AR.PE.PE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48088795381925,"sku":null,"price":129.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/2597\/2133\/files\/ValtellinaSuperioreIlPettirosso.jpg?v=1785801454","url":"https:\/\/wine.thestunnedmullet.com.au\/products\/ar-pe-pe-sassella-stella-retica-2022-copy","provider":"The Stunned Mullet Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}