2013 ARPePe Superiore Riserva Sassella Nuova Regine

1998 was the first vintage for this single hectare parcel that’s perched 450-550 meters above sea level and has a good concentration of ARPEPE’s oldest vines. There seems to be more rocks than soil in this cru, and the wine is decidedly aromatic with extreme minerality and purity. Isabella says it shows “gentleness and strength as a real queen.”