Alfio Mozzi Rosso di Valtellina 2023 2025 L'Assemblage Part 2 The 85% Mencía base comes

The 85% Mencía base comes from centenarian vines planted at 620 meters in limestone-rich Toral de los Vados

It's tangy and mineral with an unusual softness — that's the Pinot Blanc talking

but the small range of bottlings outside Pommard is some of the most quietly thrilling Pinot in the Côte de Beaune

Harvested primerly in 2018 with 20% of reserve wines

and nine months in a mix of American and French oak rounds off the edges

Alfio Mozzi Rosso di Valtellina 2023 2025 L'Assemblage Part 2 The 85% Mencía base comesNebbiolo from the steep schist terraces of Valtellina, where the grape is called Chiavennasca and behaves nothing like its Piedmontese cousin. Alfio Mozzi is a third generation grower in Castione Andevenno on the western edge of the Sassella zone, farming 3. 5 hectares of free draining schist between 350 and 550 meters elevation, much of it on terraces his grandfather built. The Rosso is the entry into his range: lighter on its feet than Sassella,