# Doranda (Tenute Sella)

> White, Piemonte DOC by [Tenute Sella](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tenute-sella.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tenute-sella-doranda).

- **Producer:** Tenute Sella
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Piemonte DOC
- **Grape:** Erbaluce 100%
- **Production area:** Alto Piemonte, estate vineyards in Villa del Bosco and Brusnengo
- **Soil:** Acidic pH soils of red-brown volcanic porphyry sands and orange-yellow marine sands
- **Exposure:** Villa del Bosco: south-west; Brusnengo: west
- **Harvest:** Early October
- **Vineyard planting:** Hillside with terraces, 250-300 m above sea level, classic guyot, average vine age 20 years
- **Vinification:** Destemming and crushing, gentle pneumatic pressing, static settling of the must, inoculation and fermentation in stainless steel at 18 C, settling and clarification in stainless steel, no malolactic fermentation. 6 months in stainless steel. Best within 3 years of harvest. About 3,000 bottles.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

Erbaluce, called Greco Novarese locally, the typical white grape of Upper Piedmont, first made in 1993.