Tenute Sella Lessona
2013The location of the lands of Lessona with its ancient marine sands restores finesse and a delicate t...
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The location of the lands of Lessona with its ancient marine sands restores finesse and a delicate touch to the wines that are born in this corner of Piedmont. This wine is obtained from the best grapes selected in the Lessona farm plots.
Very elegant clear garnet, the nose is fruity and balsamic: notes of currant, blueberry, cherry and cinnamon, vanilla, camphor, wet earth follow one another. The palate is noble, smooth, but with a biting flavor. Persistence, like longevity: infinite.
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- Optimum serving temperature:Between 16ºC and 18ºC
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Tenute Sella
With origins that date back to 1671, Tenute Sella is the clearest proof that the Nebbiolo variety arrived in the Piedmont not from the Langhe but from the north of the region. An austere, intense and characterful variety which the region's forebears vinified along with other native grapes, especially with the excellent, spicy Vespolina, in order to tone down the coarseness of its youth. This practice has survived for centuries and still today many wines demonstrate the sensat...
