The Conti Sertoli Salis 2011 Valtellina Superiore Riserva Corte della Meridiana shows some carefully aged aromas with dried fruit, cassis, tar, campfire ash and powdered licorice. The wine is silky with integrated and fine tannins that appear almost glossy or satiny now 10 years after the harvest. The front label reads Vino delle Alpi (or "wine of the Alps"), and that pretty much sums it up. This is an Alpine Nebbiolo with the freshness of the cool mountainous climate and a touch of inner Italian sunshine to pair with an après-ski aperitif of Taleggio and crackers.