Nino Negri
Chiuro · Sondrio (SO)
Established
1897
Nino Negri (who moved from Aprica to Chiuro to set up the winery)
Yearly production
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Location
Chiuro
Sondrio (SO) · Lombardia
Vineyard area
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About 31 hectares of terraced Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) across the top Valtellina Superiore subzones, Inferno, Sassella, Grumello, Fracia and the Valgella monopole, on steep alpine slopes; the cellars are in the 15th-century Castello Quadrio at Chiuro.
Appellations
Provincia di Mantova IGTSforzato di Valtellina o Sfursat di Valtellina DOCGValtellina Superiore DOCG
History
Nino Negri was founded in 1897 when Nino Negri moved to Chiuro, in the heart of the Valtellina, to make wine from the mountain-grown Nebbiolo known locally as Chiavennasca. Headquartered in the medieval Castello Quadrio, it became the reference producer of the alpine valley. Its specialty is Sfursat (Sforzato), made from grapes dried for about 100 days in the cool alpine air; the flagship 5 Stelle Sfursat, from the best grapes in the best years, is one of Italy's great dried-grape reds.
Wines
Illustrative selection5 Stelle Sfursat
Sfursat di Valtellina Carlo Negri
Valtellina Superiore Inferno
Valtellina Superiore Quadrio
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Grapes of these appellations
- Ancellotta
- Barbera
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Carmenère
- Chardonnay
- Cortese
- Corvina Veronese
- Fortana
- Garganega
- Groppello Gentile
- Malvasia Bianca
- Marzemino
- Merlot