Boasting a 16.5% alcohol content, this wine made with air-dried Nebbiolo grapes (which, locally, go by the name Chiavennasca) brings out the big guns when it comes to intensity and depth. The Mamete Prevostini 2016 Sforzato di Valtellina Albareda possesses a bouquet that is very much steered in the direction of dried fruit, with prune, dried cherry, spice, tar and spicy licorice root. There is some subtle sweetness on the close, mostly candied licorice, with some dark mineral and campfire ash. A heavy, mincemeat and potato pie or casserole is what you're looking for here to stand up to this brawny release of 8,500 bottles.