# Vespolina (Davide Carlone)

> Red, Colline Novaresi DOC by [Davide Carlone](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/davide-carlone.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/davide-carlone-vespolina).

- **Producer:** Davide Carlone
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Colline Novaresi DOC
- **Grape:** Vespolina 100%
- **Production area:** Boca, Prato Sesia
- **Soil:** Land rich in porphyry, giving an acidic, sterile soil
- **Exposure:** South, South-West
- **Harvest:** End of September, manual selection and harvesting
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, 5,400 vines/hectare, yield 80 quintals/hectare, 15-year-old vines on 0.5 hectares
- **Vinification:** Maceration on the skins for about 8 days in steel tanks, malolactic fermentation with natural indigenous yeasts, extremely low sulphite dosage. Aged 6-8 months in steel tanks, released 8 months after harvest.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-26



## Summary

A varietal Vespolina under the Colline Novaresi DOC, briefly macerated on the skins and released about eight months after harvest.

## Tasting notes

Bright red. An intriguing combination of dark spices, pepper, cardamom, cloves and ginger, with redcurrant, blueberry and raspberry and subtle, delicate iris notes. Fresh and savoury on the palate with a spicy finish.

## Food pairings

Ideal with meat and vegetable dishes with a strong flavour. Also excellent paired with mature cheeses.