# Stransì (Ioppa)

> Sweet, Vino Rosso by [Ioppa](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ioppa.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ioppa-stransi).

- **Producer:** Ioppa
- **Style:** Sweet
- **Denomination:** Vino Rosso
- **Production area:** Romagnano Sesia (province of Novara), Alto Piemonte; grapes dried naturally from late September to March
- **Soil:** Mixed, mostly clay on the hilltop and sand mixed with loose pebbles on the slopes (estate-wide description)
- **Harvest:** Mid-September (first grapes picked, set in small crates to dry)
- **Vineyard planting:** Vines 20 to 45 years old; 4,200 vines/ha; yield 60 q/ha
- **Vinification:** Dried naturally in the ventilated microclimate from late September to March. Steel tank, skin contact for the first 10 days while fermentation starts; then the must is separated from the skins and moved to small barrels, where fermentation continues slowly for at least 60 days until it stops naturally, leaving a marked residual sugar. Wine yield 20%. Aged 60 months in oak barriques, then 12 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 14-16°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A red passito from naturally dried grapes, aged five years in barrique.

## Tasting notes

Very intense ruby red. Nose rich in complex notes: spices, ripe red fruit, sour cherry, small black fruits and light vanilla. Very structured, well balanced between sugar and acidity, a light tannic note keeps it harmonious, with a long finish.

## Food pairings

Creamy and blue cheeses, game, chocolate cake with berry sauces