Day 3 notes this time (after closure under a vacuum seal). This is arguably better than it was on night 1. Made from a certain percentage of partially dried grapes, as I understand it. The dried cherry notes sing through. Also Alpine dried twigs and flowers. Elegant and persistent in the mouth. Excellent acids. Since the Patriots aren’t doing well, I’ve turned off the Super Bowl and have put on what I think may be my favorite piece of music: Shostakovich’s Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87, for piano. Listening to Sofia Sacco’s 2025 recording. Wonderful, but I’m not sure it hits me quite like Keith Jarrett’s 1992 rendition, which transports me somewhere else.
Day 3 notes this time (after closure under a vacuum seal). This is arguably better than it was on night 1. Made from a certain percentage of partially dried grapes, as I understand it. The dried cherry notes sing through. Also Alpine dried twigs and flowers. Elegant and persistent in the mouth. Excellent acids. Since the Patriots aren’t doing well, I’ve turned off the Super Bowl and have put on what I think may be my favorite piece of music: Shostakovich’s Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87, for piano. Listening to Sofia Sacco’s 2025 recording. Wonderful, but I’m not sure it hits me quite like Keith Jarrett’s 1992 rendition, which transports me somewhere else.
Feb 9th, 2026This is the Valtellina Superiore Emma Riserva. Classic Valtellina Neb nose has tart macerated cherry, fresh cracked stone minerality, and a woodsy meadowy thing. Lean and persistent in the mouth, it’s good nice acids and the tannins are resolving. Nearing its peak.
This is the Valtellina Superiore Emma Riserva. Classic Valtellina Neb nose has tart macerated cherry, fresh cracked stone minerality, and a woodsy meadowy thing. Lean and persistent in the mouth, it’s good nice acids and the tannins are resolving. Nearing its peak.
Sep 25th, 2022
Valtellina, Sondrio, Lombardia, Italy
