# Lucilla (Pietro Cassina)

> White, Vino Bianco by [Pietro Cassina](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/pietro-cassina.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/pietro-cassina-lucilla).

- **Producer:** Pietro Cassina
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Vino Bianco
- **Grape:** Erbaluce 100%
- **Production area:** The estate's largest vineyard block, facing southeast to southwest
- **Soil:** Fluvioglacial gravelly-sandy soils, coarse and heterometric, deeply altered and partly displaced, topped by loessic silty-clay layers. Acidic (pH 4.5-5.4), rich in manganese and iron, orange, yellow and dark brown in colour.
- **Exposure:** Southeast to southwest
- **Vineyard planting:** About 5,000 vines per hectare, 290 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** After the grapes are pressed, fermentation begins at a controlled temperature to bring out the character of the Erbaluce grape.
- **Serving temperature:** 8-10°C
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25


## Summary

Lucilla is Pietro Cassina's still white wine made from 100% Erbaluce, fermented in stainless steel to express the minerality of Lessona's acidic soils.

## Tasting notes

Straw yellow with slightly greenish highlights. Pleasant fruity and floral notes on the nose, with a nostalgic hint of freshly baked bread. Harmonious on the palate, with great ribbing, never edgy, nice acidity, hints of aromatics and good persistence.