Valtellina Superiore Inferno Riserva DOCG Aldo Rainoldi

The Inferno Riserva DOCG is a red wine of great personality produced by the Rainoldi winery. The vines are selected and cultivated in a little rocky area of the Valtellina Superiore. It is quite rugged when young, then softer and finally harmonic when aged after an aging period in new French oak barrels. The long conservation takes place in bottles kept in fresh and dark cellars. There is a maceration under temperature control with regular pumping over and punching-down. It follows the malolactic fermentation until spring time. Finally it starts the aging period which lasts 16 months in new French oak barrels and finally in bottles for 1 year before being commercialized.

These wines are an example for future years. It has an intense, compact and deep ruby red color almost garnet. The scent is fine and penetrating with tobacco, prune and wet ground hints. It is quite winy in the taste, but also quite acid but balanced by a rich pulp. The final is very long.

The red wine  Inferno Riserva DOCG of the Rainoldi winery is perfect with red meats, game and cheeses. It is suggested to serve it at 16-18°C in Ballon wine glasses for the right compromise between oxygenation and the wine perfumes.