Red
Lessona
By Villa Guelpa, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
Tasting notes
Ruby red. The nose is complex, with floral notes and cherry in the foreground. The palate is very savoury and structured, with present, well-integrated tannins balanced by marked acidity, promising great ageing potential.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Lessona DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 100%
- Production area
- Vineyards in Lessona, Alto Piemonte
- Soil
- Sands, gravels and sandy kaolinitic clays from weathered Permian volcanic rock
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, 4,500 vines per hectare, 340 m above sea level, 0.3 ha
- Vinification
- Hand-harvested in late September. Malolactic fermentation in December, then ageing in large Slavonian oak barrels until bottling.
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