# Sizzano (La Piemontina)

> Red, Sizzano DOC by [La Piemontina](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/la-piemontina.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/la-piemontina-sizzano).

- **Producer:** La Piemontina
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Sizzano DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo, Vespolina
- **Soil:** Moraine and alluvial
- **Exposure:** South to south-east
- **Harvest:** Nebbiolo in late autumn, when morning fog wraps the hills; Vespolina usually in the last 10 days of September or early October, depending on the summer
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot Classico; 280 m a.s.l.; Nebbiolo 21 ha, Vespolina 1.5 ha; 3,472 vines per hectare for both; 80 q/ha Nebbiolo, 85 q/ha Vespolina; average vine age 12 years (Nebbiolo, oldest 1976) and 6 years (Vespolina, oldest 2015)
- **Vinification:** Fermentation in temperature-controlled steel at 26 °C, malolactic fermentation in steel with indigenous microflora. Aged 24 months in wood and steel and 6 months in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 16 to 18 °C
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

A Sizzano named for the village next to the cellar, from Nebbiolo and Vespolina, aged 24 months in wood and steel, 13% alcohol.

## Tasting notes

Ruby with garnet tones. Vinous, with light floral notes of rose and violet and red woodland fruit. Savoury and round, with velvety tannins and good persistence.

## Food pairings

Egg and filled pasta, white or red meats, roasts, short to medium aged cheeses, cured meats