2016 Ar.Pe.Pe. Ultimi Raggi Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella, Italy Weingut Wimmer-Czerny who cut his teeth on

who cut his teeth on the '99 harvest in Burgundy and five years at Rex Hill under Lynn Penner-Ash before coming home

It's another terrific wine for the price

30% Chardonnay and 20% Meunier based on 2016 with reserve wines back to 1998

It's rich and cedary (aged in 88% new French oak) but loaded with plums and blackberries

2016 Ar.Pe.Pe. Ultimi Raggi Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella, Italy Weingut Wimmer-Czerny who cut his teeth onAromas of graphite, game, earth, red cherries and dark berries. Dense palate with dusty yet ripe tannins, refreshing acidity and a medium to full body. A lot of good substance that still needs time to integrate and gain complexity. Drinkable now, but best from 2026. 95 Pts James Suckling