# Pidrin (Pietro Cassina)

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

- **Producer:** Pietro Cassina
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Lessona DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Production area:** Cascina Chignalungo estate, Municipality of Lessona, land registered as Lessona DOC
- **Soil:** Soil shaped by a mix of clay, sand, limestone and silt, which drains well while still holding the moisture the vines need for freshness, minerality and finesse.
- **Exposure:** Southeast to southwest
- **Harvest:** Generally around the second week of October
- **Vineyard planting:** Espalier Guyot training, about 5,000 vines per hectare, 290 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Grapes are hand-picked in 7-9 kg crates with a further selection in the cellar. After sorting on a vibrating table, destemming and soft crushing, they drop into temperature-controlled steel tanks for spontaneous fermentation and 7-10 days of skin maceration below 28°C, with punching down and pumping over about twice a day. The wine is racked and aged in 15-25 hl oval barrels of Swiss oak for about 60 months, then bottled with further ageing in bottle.
- **Serving temperature:** 18-20°C, uncork 1-2 hours before serving
- **Storage:** Ageing potential up to 20-30 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-25



## Summary

Pidrin is a Lessona DOC Nebbiolo from the Cascina Chignalungo estate, matured in large Swiss oak barrels for years before bottling.

## Tasting notes

Intense ruby red turning toward orange with age. Intense, persistent nose led by violet, with red berries, spice and good minerality. Dry, softly tannic palate, intense and savoury, with an important structure and the natural elegance of Nebbiolo from Lessona.

## Food pairings

Red meats and game such as knife-beaten Fassona, braised or roasted beef and venison; mushroom risotto and tagliatelle; aged cheeses like Parmigiano and Gorgonzola and mountain Toma Piemontese; tajarin with truffle or meat sauce, agnolotti del plin, chicken cacciatore.