2023 Proprieta Sperino, Rosa del Rosa, Piedmont, Italy

Varietal/Blend:Nebbiolo (90%) and Vespolina (10%)

Vineyard Area:Grapes for this wine are grown in the Ormeggio, Castagnola and Belvedere vineyards in Lessona of the Orolungo growing area. They are also grown in the 45 to 90-year-old Madonna degli Angeli vineyard in Brusnengo of the Forte growing area, which is part of the Bramaterra D.O.C.

Soil:In the Lessona vineyards, soils comprise marine sands from the pliocene period on igneous rock, mixed with more recent glacial sediment. The soil is acid (pH 4.5-5.5) rich in minerals and trace elements including iron, magnesium, aluminum and zinc. Soils in the Madonna degli Angeli vineyard are composed of pebbles on a base of igneous rock which is close to the surface and veined with china clay. pH here is 5-6.

Elevation:290 to 350 meters in Lessona, 350 to 420 meters in Madonna degli Angeli

Vinification:Grapes are sorted while on the conveyor belt, then destemmed and gently pressed then fed by gravity into the fermentation tank. Skin maceration lasts 12 hours. The wine then remained 3 months sur lie. Bottling: February 2018. Further ageing in bottle for some time before release.

Maturation:Aged in tank and further in bottle