# Vigna Covà (Proprietà Sperino)

> Red, Lessona DOC Riserva by [Proprietà Sperino](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/proprieta-sperino.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/proprieta-sperino-vigna-cova).

- **Producer:** Proprietà Sperino
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Lessona DOC Riserva
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Vigna Covà
- **Production area:** Covà vineyard in Castello, in the village of Lessona, on a rounded hill at 350 m
- **Soil:** Pliocene marine sands on igneous rock combined with recent glacial sediment; acid-rich (pH 4.5-5.5) with iron, manganese, aluminium and zinc.
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot pruning system.
- **Vinification:** Hand sorted on a conveyor belt, destemmed, gently pressed and gravity fed into open-topped wooden fermenters with natural yeasts. 28 days skin maceration with regular punching down. 36 months in 1,500 litre used French oak barrels, then two years in bottle before release.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09



## Summary

Single-vineyard Lessona Riserva from the Covà hill in Castello, aged 36 months in used barrels and two years in bottle. ABV 13.5%.

## Tasting notes

Bright ruby. Aromas of red fruits, raspberry and cranberry with liquorice and spice; silky, rounded palate of dark fruit, clove and a slight herbaceous note, ripe tannins and a smooth finish.