Description
Grape Variety: Grape Variety: Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo)
Region: Lombardia
Inferno is the smallest of the five Valtellina Superiore DOCG subzones, with 48 hectares on the slopes of the Rhaetian Alps, along the right bank of the River Adda, in the municipalities of Poggiridenti and Tresivio in the province of Sondrio. Its name is derived from the steep slopes and the high summer temperatures caused by the sun reflected off the rock. “Bacchus’ Paradise is that red Inferno of embers and flames, with a scent infused with plums and blackberries, which is preferable to Paradise”, Abbot Morelli wrote in his short poem entitled “Dionisos”. Negri started producing Inferno in 1945.
TASTING NOTES
Inferno Carlo Negri has a purple color. The nose is of good complexity and well pronounced, with strong notes of bitter spices such as cloves and cinnamon and with a withered floral scent of rose and violet. In the mouth it has a great personality, with a good softness and a balance that will refine with time becoming harmonious and elegant.
PAIRINGS
Roast meat and game & aged cheeses.
