I vini e le nostre cantine
Vine yard Aldo Rainoldi
History
The company was founded in 1925 by Aldo Rainoldi, the son of Giuseppe, who was already well known at the time ad trader-exporter of wines and agricultural products to nearby Switzerland.
At the beginning of the Casa vinicola Aldo Rainoldi enjoyed a period of outstanding success characterised by the development of foreign markets thanks to wines that were result of both a careful selection in the vineyard and refined wine-makig expertise.
At the moment, the company’s headquarters are in Chiuro, the true wine-producing heart of the longstanding commitment of the Rainoldi family.
Besides producing grapes in the own vineyards, the wine estate also buys grapes from small local wine-growers, who are constantly monitored by a highly trusted company technician, thus allowing the winery to produce 200.000 bottles pro year.
At the beginning of the Casa vinicola Aldo Rainoldi enjoyed a period of outstanding success characterised by the development of foreign markets thanks to wines that were result of both a careful selection in the vineyard and refined wine-makig expertise.
At the moment, the company’s headquarters are in Chiuro, the true wine-producing heart of the longstanding commitment of the Rainoldi family.
Besides producing grapes in the own vineyards, the wine estate also buys grapes from small local wine-growers, who are constantly monitored by a highly trusted company technician, thus allowing the winery to produce 200.000 bottles pro year.
The vineyards
Wine-growing in the Valtellina is definitely a heroic feat; here Nebbiolo vineyards ( locally also called Chiavennasca ) practically cling onto impervious but optimally exposed slopes along north bank ( Rhaetia side ) of the valley.
The vines are cultivated exclusively by hand as, except for a few small gently sloping plots, it is practically impossible to use any form of mechanisation.
The yelds are rather low and well below the limits established by the law: 80 quintals/hectare for DOCG-wines and Sfursat.
The vines are cultivated exclusively by hand as, except for a few small gently sloping plots, it is practically impossible to use any form of mechanisation.
The yelds are rather low and well below the limits established by the law: 80 quintals/hectare for DOCG-wines and Sfursat.
Zones of production
The best outputs are achieved at 600 m.a.s.l. while the areas delimited by the Rosso di Valtellina DOC and Valtellina Superiore DOCG districts are the most outstanding quality wise and form a commercial stand point.
Within the latter, we find, going up the valley from west to east, the sub-zones of Maroggia, Sassella, Grumello, Inferno, Valgella, wich give their names to some of the most prestigious Valtellina wine.
Within the latter, we find, going up the valley from west to east, the sub-zones of Maroggia, Sassella, Grumello, Inferno, Valgella, wich give their names to some of the most prestigious Valtellina wine.
The cellar
Our key focus is on producing red wines obtained from what can be considered the most noble Italian native grape variety: Nebbiolo.
The assortment ranges from the “classic” wines like Inferno, Sassella and Grumello, wich are left to mature for two years in Slavonian oak casks, to the Sassella and Inferno “Riserve” (Reserves) that are cellared for three years before being released onto the market.
The real protagonist of the Valtellina wine scene is definitely “Sfursat” or “Sforzato”, a dry wine obtained from drying the best Nebbiolo grapes harvested in the most well exposed vineyards, and which is produced only in the most successful vintages. The grapes, spread out mats or in boxes, are left to whiter naturally, usually from harvest time (end of October) until mid January.
We propose two different interpretations of this great wine: a classic wine with two-year ageing in oak casks and at least one-year bottle refinement; and what many people already define as a “must” of Valtellina wine-making. Sfursat Fruttaio Cà Rizzieri, whose grapes are left to wither in the winery’s highest altitude fruttai, casa Rizzieri, and are then refined in new French oak barriques.
Recently, new wines have been introduced, confirming the company’s desire to flank the more traditional wines with new, more modern versions of Nebbiolo: Crespino and Prugnolo, obtained from vineyards in different areas of the Valtellina Superiore district, and therefore with a DOCG designation and Nebbiolo, a red IGT wine produced using a percentage of uncrushed grapes.
Other quality of wines are: Ghibellino a white IGT obtained from Sauvignon Blanc and Chiavennasca grapes; Brut Rosè metodo classico based on Nebbiolo grapes; Rosso Di Valtellina DOC and Tzapel, a white IGT wine.
The assortment ranges from the “classic” wines like Inferno, Sassella and Grumello, wich are left to mature for two years in Slavonian oak casks, to the Sassella and Inferno “Riserve” (Reserves) that are cellared for three years before being released onto the market.
The real protagonist of the Valtellina wine scene is definitely “Sfursat” or “Sforzato”, a dry wine obtained from drying the best Nebbiolo grapes harvested in the most well exposed vineyards, and which is produced only in the most successful vintages. The grapes, spread out mats or in boxes, are left to whiter naturally, usually from harvest time (end of October) until mid January.
We propose two different interpretations of this great wine: a classic wine with two-year ageing in oak casks and at least one-year bottle refinement; and what many people already define as a “must” of Valtellina wine-making. Sfursat Fruttaio Cà Rizzieri, whose grapes are left to wither in the winery’s highest altitude fruttai, casa Rizzieri, and are then refined in new French oak barriques.
Recently, new wines have been introduced, confirming the company’s desire to flank the more traditional wines with new, more modern versions of Nebbiolo: Crespino and Prugnolo, obtained from vineyards in different areas of the Valtellina Superiore district, and therefore with a DOCG designation and Nebbiolo, a red IGT wine produced using a percentage of uncrushed grapes.
Other quality of wines are: Ghibellino a white IGT obtained from Sauvignon Blanc and Chiavennasca grapes; Brut Rosè metodo classico based on Nebbiolo grapes; Rosso Di Valtellina DOC and Tzapel, a white IGT wine.
The wines
Denomination of origin - Product
Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG - FRUTTAIO CA' RIZZIERI
Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG - SFURSAT
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - CRESPINO
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - PRUGNOLO
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - INFERNO RISERVA
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - SASSELLA RISERVA
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - SASSELLA
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - INFERNO
Rosso di Valtellina DOC - ROSSO DI VALTELLINA
Terrazze Retiche di Sondrio IGT - GHIBELLINO (bianco)
Terrazze Retiche di Sondrio IGT - NEBBIOLO
Terrazze Retiche di Sondrio IGT - TZAPEL (bianco)
Metodo classico millesimato - BRUT ROSE'
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Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG - FRUTTAIO CA' RIZZIERI
Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG - SFURSAT
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - CRESPINO
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - PRUGNOLO
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - INFERNO RISERVA
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - SASSELLA RISERVA
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - SASSELLA
Valtellina Superiore DOCG - INFERNO
Rosso di Valtellina DOC - ROSSO DI VALTELLINA
Terrazze Retiche di Sondrio IGT - GHIBELLINO (bianco)
Terrazze Retiche di Sondrio IGT - NEBBIOLO
Terrazze Retiche di Sondrio IGT - TZAPEL (bianco)
Metodo classico millesimato - BRUT ROSE'
For further information: e-mail:
Contacts
Casa Vinicola Rainoldi Aldo srl
Via Stelvio, 128 - 23030 Chiuro (SO)
Tel 0342 482225 Fax 0342 483775
Sito: www.rainoldi.com - E-mail:
The cellar offer the possibility of guided tours on appointment.
For the quality of the welcome only groups of max 20 persons are admitted.
Via Stelvio, 128 - 23030 Chiuro (SO)
Tel 0342 482225 Fax 0342 483775
Sito: www.rainoldi.com - E-mail:
The cellar offer the possibility of guided tours on appointment.
For the quality of the welcome only groups of max 20 persons are admitted.
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