2017 | Fay | Carteria Valtellina Superiore

The nose is very intense, with numerous and wonderful aromas. Aromas of plum and wild berries follow one another, of red rose petals. On the palate it relaxes with grace and envelops the palate in an ideal gentle embrace. Supported by well-defined tannins, however well-mannered, it has the secret of harmony in the sum of softness.

Producer Information

THE FAY was founded in 1973 by Sandro Fay who, starting from a small family-run wine producing business, decided to expand the estate’s activities; since 1998, Sandro has been flanked by his children Marco and Elena. The business area is 15 hectares.The majority of Fay’s vines are in the easternmost part of the DOCG, Valgella, one of the five sub-zones of Valtellina Superiore. (The others are Sassella, Grumello, Inferno, and Maroggia.) The sub-zone itself covers 137 hectares of steep hillsides draining into small streams, or Valgel, and forcing winegrowers to commit to working the vineyards by hand. The Valtellina soils are acidic, very sandy, and slightly silty with no clay or limestone present. A small portion of Sandro Fay’s 14 hectares is situated in Sassella. Sassella is distinguished from the other sub-zones for the steep ridge that juts out from the northern valley mountain side, exposing the vines to the valley breezes and precious sunlight from the south.

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