Red
Lessona
By Tenute Sella, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
Lessona from the estate's parcels on the ancient marine sands of Lessona, aged 24 months in French oak.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Lessona DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 85%, Vespolina 15%
- Production area
- Alto Piemonte, historic hills of Lessona
- Soil
- Acidic pH soils of orange-yellow Pliocene marine sands
- Exposure
- South-west
- Harvest
- Mid September to mid October
- Vineyard planting
- Hillside, 300 m above sea level, classic guyot, average vine age 55 years
- Vinification
- Cooling of the grapes, destemming and crushing, classic fermentation in stainless steel tanks with pumping over and delestage, average maceration 24 days, malolactic fermentation during alcoholic fermentation. 24 months in medium-toast French oak (50 hl casks and barriques). Ageing potential over 30 years. About 10,000 bottles.
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