# Il Ricetto (Tiziano Mazzoni)

> Red, Colline Novaresi DOC Vespolina by [Tiziano Mazzoni](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/tiziano-mazzoni.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/tiziano-mazzoni-il-ricetto).

- **Producer:** Tiziano Mazzoni
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Colline Novaresi DOC Vespolina
- **Grape:** Vespolina 100%
- **Production area:** Vineyards in Cavaglio d'Agogna and Ghemme
- **Soil:** Clay
- **Exposure:** South/south-west, about 280 m above sea level
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 2000, Guyot training, 4,000 vines per hectare, yield 65 quintals per hectare
- **Vinification:** 6 to 8 days on the skins in steel tanks, with 3 to 4 pump-overs and punch-downs in the first days, fewer afterwards. Aged 6 months in steel, to keep the spiciness typical of Vespolina.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-08



## Summary

Single-variety Vespolina kept in steel for six months to preserve its spice.