# Sust (Cieck)

> Red, Canavese DOC Nebbiolo by [Cieck](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/cieck.md), Canavese, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/cieck-sust).

- **Producer:** Cieck
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Canavese DOC Nebbiolo
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo (Lampia and Picutener clones)
- **Production area:** San Giorgio Canavese, Piedmont
- **Soil:** Moraine soils
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Vineyard planting:** Espalier training with Guyot pruning, including Cieck's own 'double row' system devised by Remo Falconieri; altitude approx. 350 m above sea level; average vine age approx. 20 years
- **Vinification:** Destemmed, crushed grapes ferment in steel; maceration lasts about 20 days with punching down and pumping over; malolactic fermentation and refinement take place in 25 hl barrels, where the wine ages 18 months, followed by six months in bottle
- **Serving temperature:** 16-18°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Sust is Cieck's Nebbiolo, grown with an espalier Guyot system and Remo Falconieri's own 'double row' method; the Piedmontese name means desire, or care, for an understated, unshowy red.

## Tasting notes

Intense colour with a dark garnet rim; fine, elegant bouquet with good persistence, violet, sour cherry and faint spice; impressive, thick tannic structure with a ripe-fruit and dog-rose aftertaste

## Food pairings

Slow-cooked meat dishes, game and mature cheeses, and pasta dishes such as tagliatelle with meat sauce