Vercellino. Nebbiolo Coste della Sesia

Coste della Sesia DOC.
Grape: Nebbiolo 

14%

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Valdengo borders Lessona, unfortunately it is on the wrong side, so the most prestigious DOC available is the little known ‘Costa della Sesia DOC’.  Before Italy pigeon-holed its wines into DOC boxes, Valdengo, Vigliano and Mottalciata were all considered villages of Lessona, all they share now is Nebbiolo and the yellow, maritime sands - a combination that makes these wines truly unique.
The vines have an average age of over 70.  The vineyard is Guyot trained with hail nets, fortunately these were not required in 2022 but 2021 sadly had done enough damage to limit production.  Grapes are hand-picked and de-stemmed, before a spontaneous, temperature-controlled fermentation.  Maturation is in steel, and the wine is bottled without filtration.