ARPEPE is short for Arturo Pelizzatti Perego, the founder of the estate. Sadly Arturo passed 15 years ago, but his children have continued the work he started. Emanuele and Isabella have expanded the winery and this allows them the luxury of patience. They can age the wines for years in tanks, concrete vats and large neutral oak barrels until they are ready to bottle, and they can age them even longer in bottle until they are ready to sell and drink.The vineyard work is laborious and almost entirely by hand due to the steepness of the slope. They eschew the use of herbicides and pesticides and essentially farm the same way as their ancestors did.
What importer Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine...
100% Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo) sourced from the highest point in the Sassella subplot600 meters elevationSouth/southwestern exposureThe grapes were harvested November 13Maceration for 58 days in 50-hectoliter wooden vatsAged 39 months in caskRefined three years in bottleAlcohol 13.5%500 cases producedFirst Vintage 1988
Details
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Grape Variety
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Vintage
2013
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Sustainable
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Style
Earthy , Elegant
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Medium Bodied