# Boca (Villa Guelpa)

> Red, Boca DOC by [Villa Guelpa](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/villa-guelpa.md), Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/villa-guelpa-boca).

- **Producer:** Villa Guelpa
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Boca DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 90%, Vespolina 10%
- **Production area:** Vineyards in Boca, Alto Piemonte
- **Soil:** Rose-coloured porphyry gravel of volcanic origin
- **Exposure:** South
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, 3,500 vines per hectare, 350 m above sea level, 1.02 ha
- **Vinification:** Hand-harvested in small crates. Soft crushing, spontaneous fermentation and 15 days on the skins. Malolactic fermentation in December, then 32 months in 10 hl oak barrels and ageing in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-17