LLS VDI 2019

ALDO RAINOLDI | Lombardia

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Rainoldi is Valtellina’s Nebbiolo. The wines of Rainoldi carry on Northern Lombardia’s local viticultural tradition by using the same extreme terracing methods that their ancestors used. Rainoldi’srangeofwinesglorifyandhonorthe localculture,whilestrivingto innovateand improve, and offer a selection of high-quality wines. The winery was founded by Giuseppe Rainoldi in 1925, when he decided to move from his business selling seasonal goods such as wheat and cornmeal, to a year-round wine business. After ten years of work building the winery in the suburb of Casacce, near Chiuro in Valtellina, Aldo Rainoldi (named after Giuseppe’s son) was in operation. Valtellina is a mountainous valley that stretches from East to West in Northern Italy. It is the second largest Nebbiolo producing region in the world, and the third most terraced region. Valtellina Nebbiolo—locally called Chiavennasca—offers scented, highly elegant and ageable wines. With over nine hectares of land directly managed, and the contribution of over sixty trustworthy collaborators (supervised by the company’s agronomist) the Aldo Rainoldi winery produces wines in the areas of Valtellina RossoDOC, Sassello, Grumello, Inferno and Valgella. This range produces the some of the most interesting and high quality Chiavennasca.

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