ARPEPE is one of the most revered producers in Valtellina, the dramatic Alpine wine region in northern Lombardy where Nebbiolo is grown on steep stone terraces high above the valley floor. The estate’s name comes from Arturo Pelizzatti Perego, whose family has worked with Nebbiolo in Valtellina since the 19th century. Today the winery is run by the fifth generation of the Pelizzatti Perego family, producing traditionally made wines that have become benchmark expressions of mountain Nebbiolo.
Unlike the more powerful and tannic styles associated with Barolo and Barbaresco, ARPEPE’s wines are often more lifted, mineral and ethereal, shaped by altitude, granite soils and cooler Alpine conditions. The estate farms steep vineyards across Sassella and Grumello where all vineyard work is carried out by hand due to the extreme terrain.
Winemaking remains deeply traditional, with long macerations, ageing in large old casks and extended bottle ageing before release. The resulting wines combine Nebbiolo’s classic rose petal, dried cherry and herbal character with freshness, precision and remarkable longevity. Alongside structure and complexity, ARPEPE wines often show a transparency and delicacy that sets them apart from more powerful Piedmontese styles.
ARPEPE has become especially admired among collectors, sommeliers and low-intervention wine drinkers looking for terroir-driven expressions of Nebbiolo with elegance and tension rather than weight alone. Their wines remain some of the defining bottles of modern Alpine wine and traditional Italian winemaking.
