Convento San Lorenzo Valtellina Sforzato Ventum 2019 Grower Champagne and sweet licorice root

and sweet licorice root

Fermentation: wild yeast with river water

Thirty-six months in barrel have softened the early power

but Petit Ours comes from his Côtes-du-Rhône fruit further south

mouthwatering

Convento San Lorenzo Valtellina Sforzato Ventum 2019 Grower Champagne and sweet licorice rootFor nearly a thousand years, nuns have made wine within the ancient walls of Convento San Lorenzo, and this Sforzato carries their legacy forward. "Sforzato" honors an ancient practice: Nebbiolo grapes harvested from the highest vineyard at 600 meters are air dried until January before fermentation, concentrating their power and complexity. The 2019 Ventum is an intense, enveloping wine with aromas of ripe and preserved red fruit, cinnamon, and