Lessona

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Lessona is geologically a tongue of marine sediments resting on a deep porphyritic bedrock.
• Average altitude of around 350 m above sea level, with a mild climate and good diurnal temperature variation thanks to the shelter provided by Monte Rosa from northerly air currents.
• The terroirs of Lessona impart to Nebbiolo a 'rusty' minerality with a marked mineral salinity, attributed to the iron-rich soils.
• The zone is located in northern Piedmont, western sector: as early as 1436, the purchase of a vineyard is documented in the Archivio di Stato di Biella.

• A deed of sale for a vineyard in Lessona dated 1436, preserved in the Archivio di Stato di Biella.

• Nebbiolo at Lessona expresses lightness and elegance with well-integrated tannins even from a young age, owing to local viticulture practices.

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-A1191
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Nebbioli Alto Piemonte