# I Porfidi (Tenute Sella)

> Red, Bramaterra 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-i-porfidi).

- **Producer:** Tenute Sella
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Bramaterra DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 70%, Croatina 20%, Vespolina 10%
- **Cru / vineyard:** I Porfidi
- **Production area:** Alto Piemonte, highest hill of the Bramaterra estate in Villa del Bosco
- **Soil:** Acidic pH soils of red-brown volcanic porphyry sands
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** Early October
- **Vineyard planting:** Hillside, 350 m above sea level, classic guyot, average vine age 80 years
- **Vinification:** Selection in the vineyard, cooling of the grapes, destemming and crushing, classic fermentation in stainless steel tanks with pumping over and delestage, submerged-cap post-fermentation maceration, average maceration 45 days, malolactic fermentation during alcoholic fermentation. 36 months in medium-toast French oak (50 hl casks and barriques). Ageing potential over 30 years. About 2,000 bottles.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30



## Summary

A selection from the estate's most suited vineyard on the highest hill, with grapes vinified separately and then blended.