Sforzato di Valtellina/Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG wines. in Maryland

About Sforzato di Valtellina/Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG

Where it grows

In Valtellina’s defined vineyard country in Sondrio province, northern Lombardy.

Sforzato, also known as Sfursat, is a DOCG red made principally from Nebbiolo, locally called Chiavennasca. Selected grapes are dried before fermentation, concentrating the fruit and building a fuller wine. Despite that drying stage, the finished wine is dry: it should not be confused with a sweet passito. Compare it with Valtellina Superiore to explore two different approaches to the valley’s signature grape and terraced landscape.