Lessona Tenute Sella 2020
The Lessona from the renowned Tenute Sella winery is a red wine from Northern Piemonte that pairs well with meat dishes and convivial meals. It is made with a blend of Nebbiolo and Vespolina vinified in steel and then aged in Slovenian oak barrels for 10 months. The light ruby red color cloaks the glass in a luminous mantle introducing intense aromas of red berry fruit, black pepper, and sensations of tobacco. The sip is fresh, juicy, taut, mineral, slightly savory, and has a long finish.
The Lessona from the historic Piedmontese winery Tenute Sella is an elegant and refined red, perfectly expressing the characteristics of a truly unique terroir. The sandy soils give the wine a particularly fine profile, making it enjoyable even in its youth, while still having excellent aging potential. As is traditional in these lands, it is made from a predominantly Nebbiolo blend, complemented by a small amount of Vespolina, an ancient local variety noted for its incisive spicy and peppery notes, which add complexity to the wine's aromatic spectrum.
The Lessona red from Tenute Sella is the result of the careful work of one of the most interesting producers in the Lessona and Bramaterra area, a region in Alto Piemonte characterized by a particularly mild and temperate climate, with good temperature variations in the summer months. The vineyards are managed with low yields per hectare and careful agronomic practices, using only organic fertilizers and manual work. The Nebbiolo and