# Omaggio a Quintino Sella (Tenute Sella)

> Red, Lessona 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-omaggio-a-quintino-sella).

- **Producer:** Tenute Sella
- **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:** First half of October
- **Vineyard planting:** Hillside, 330 m above sea level, classic guyot, average vine age 75 years
- **Vinification:** Selection in the vineyard and 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 1,500 bottles.
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-30


## Summary

The estate's principal label, made only in the vintages the family considers best and dedicated to Quintino Sella, the Risorgimento statesman.