Jazpemi is a Valtellina Superiore, the first Barbacan Cru wine from the Valgella region. Made mainly from Chiavennasca, but there are also a few other grape varieties such as Rossola, Chiavennaschino  and Pignola. But the Nebbiolo predominates. Like all Barbacan wines, this one is super elegant. Ripe fruit with some spices, pepper and the tannins are anything but coarse. 

Artisanal wines from the mountains in Northern Italy, high up in the Alps, you find the 6 hectares of vineyards of Barbacan in San Giacamo di Teglio, Valtellina. Terraces, wintery slopes full of snow in winter. It's almost an incredible job what they do here. And the wines? Extraordinary. They are all Nebbiolo, which is called Chiavennasca in this region.

2019
Chiavennasca
0.75
Lombardy, Italy
Funky level: *