This 5-star wine (5 Stelle literally means 5 stars) gained 3 glasses in the newest Gambero Rosso guide. I was curious to try it out, because the name of the denomination is so special: Sforzato (Sfursat is in the local dialect) is also a musical expression meaning emphasis and is a bit like an accent on the note(s) or chord(s) with which it has been marked. It is similar to the similar sounding Sforzando and some music dictionaries regard them as the same.
Returning to Sforzato the wine, it is a 100% Nebbiolo wine with Valtellina being the only major region outside Piedmont which focuses on this grape. Sforzato is made from dried Nebbiolo, a bit like how Amarone is made. The wine itself was a pale ruby, with a vanilla woody fruity nose. The palate was soft and fruity with a nice acid backbone giving good support.
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