Description
I FRANCESI – Single-Vineyard Wines from Valtellina
Thirty years ago, Christian Zündel and Stefan Keller began developing forward-looking wines in Valtellina under the project name I Francesi. This collaboration gave rise to the Vinautori line, with the wines Saga, Virtù, Sertola and Garibalda.
With the 2023 vintage, a new chapter begins. Christian Zündel and Stefan Keller explore the historic vineyard areas of Valtellina: Valgella, Inferno, Grumello and Sassella. Nebbiolo is the predominant variety in all four areas, known locally in the valley as Chiavennasca. How do these different sites differ? To find out, Christian and Stefan purchase grapes each year from four defined plots and growers. The grapes then are vinified by Myra in our cellar in Beride with the identical processes for all four sites. The first vintage, 2023, was bottled in winter 2026 and is offered as a set of four bottles, with one 75-cl bottle from each of the four sites: Valgella, Inferno, Grumello and Sassella. A total of 300 sets are available.
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