A well-knit and balanced red, though a bit high-toned on the nose, with taut tannins creating a fine frame for lively flavors of macerated strawberry and raspberry fruit, red licorice, bay leaf and mocha. Minerally, spiced finish. Drink now through 2029. 1,200 cases made, 50 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Valtellina Superiore Select to Add

The Mamete Prevostini 2017 Valtellina Superiore Sassella Sommarovina opens to a medium garnet or dark ruby color with aromas of redcurrant, dried cranberry, smoke, licorice and crushed rock. You feel a vague hint of some vintage warmth in the slightly richer or creamier mouthfeel supplied here. Those pretty mineral notes of ash and campfire ember appear on the close. There is brightness, too, in the form of sour cherry or tart raspberry, all suggesting a platter of fatty Alpine charcuterie for this tasting. Some 13,600 bottles were made. Sommarovina measures 2.5 hectares with crushed rock and sandy loam at 400 meters in altitude. It is Mamete's first vineyard, acquired in 1996.

A medium-bodied version, light-footed and high-toned, offering a well-spiced mix of candied cherry, tea rose, hot stone and citrus flavors. Bright and expressive. Drink now through 2023. 1,165 cases made, 150 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Valtellina Superiore Select to Add

Tarry smoke and dried herb accents waft from this light- to medium-bodied red, which shows flavors of raspberry, tea leaf and mandarin orange zest, with firm tannins. Ends with a creamy, minerally finish. Best from 2019 through 2024. 2,000 cases made, 200 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Valtellina Superiore Select to Add

This is silky and fresh, with juicy dried cherry and loamy earth notes layered with refined tannins and accents of wild herb, leather and woodsy spice. Drink now through 2021. 2,000 cases made, 200 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / Valtellina Superiore Select to Add