Coste della Sesia
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Heterogeneous soils: argille, sand, granite pebbles, and porfido coexist throughout the DOC zone.
- Territory contained within the basin of the Sesia River, with pronounced climatic, pedological, and morphological differences.
- Exclusively hillside vineyards, between 200 and 600 m a.s.l., across two provinces: Vercelli and Biella.
Human factors
- The vine has been present in this area since Roman times: Pliny the Elder describes it in laudatory terms for both its quality and its widespread cultivation.
- In the 18th century, viticulture was confined exclusively to the hillside level, marking a documented agricultural renewal.
Terroir / wine link
- Heterogeneous soils — argille, sand, granite pebbles, and porfido — characterize the two DOC provinces (Vercelli and Biella).
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1138
- Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Nebbioli Alto Piemonte