# Sizzano (Villa Guelpa)

> Red, Sizzano 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-sizzano).

- **Producer:** Villa Guelpa
- **Style:** Red
- **Denomination:** Sizzano DOC
- **Grape:** Nebbiolo 70%, Vespolina and Uva Rara 30%
- **Production area:** Vineyards in Sizzano, Alto Piemonte
- **Soil:** Coarse terraced alluvial gravel with small lenses of sand
- **Exposure:** South to south-south-west
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot training, 4,500 vines per hectare, 290 m above sea level
- **Vinification:** Hand-harvested in small crates. Soft crushing, spontaneous fermentation and 14 days on the skins. Malolactic fermentation in December, then 24 months in 20 hl Slavonian oak and ageing in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-17