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Item Number: 6027
UPC: None
Country: Italy
Region: Piedmont
Appellation/AVA: Lessona DOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2008
Grape(s): 80% Nebbiolo / 20% Vespolina
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13.1
Total Acidity: 6.7
Soil Type: Soil with acid pH, made up from sea sand, orange yellow in color
Elevation: 300 meters above sea level
Vintage Notes:
A very early bud break (late March) was followed by a very rainy May and unfortunately by several hailstorms. From early May to mid-July in the vineyard of San
Sebastiano, but not only there, as many as 6 hailstorms have damaged
the shoots and the bunches. The remaining grapes, properly selected (we produced
less than one third compared to a normal year) have ripened well,
thanks to a sunny and dry month of September, for very aromatic wines,
with outstanding tannins.
Vinification Notes: Classic fermentation in stainless steel tanks with pump-over and delestage. Average length of maceration was 24 days. Malolactic fermentation in wood, during the following spring. Refinement for 24 months in Slavonia oak casks of 25 hl.
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Tenute Sella 2008 Lessona DOC
Rating: 91
The 2008 Lessona is another surprising wine. Smoke, incense, dark cherries, menthol and licorice all come together in a style that is a bit on the burly side for this property. The Lessona finds a measure of elegance and refinement with time in the glass, but remains big and powerful.
- The Wine Advocate (10/1/2012)
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