What a terrific word. In the local dialect, mazèr translates into "good, beautiful and generous." The Nino Negri 2016 Valtellina Superiore Mazèr does indeed live up to its name, with good intensity, beautiful dark fruit aromas and generous persistence. Some of the Nebbiolo grapes used in the blend undergo a brief appassimento, but just enough to add an extra pinch of dark fruit. In a sense, the Mazèr is among the most immediate, accessible and soft of these Nebbiolo-based wines from Nino Negri and ready for an informal apres-ski ragù with friends. Production is 35,000 bottles.