Sizzano

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyards on a north–south-oriented moraine hill, on the eastern slope of the Sesia valley.
• Soils at higher elevations are predominantly argille, becoming more gravelly and loose on the western slopes toward the valley floor.
• The hilly plateau is divided into two distinct parallel hill ridges.
• The comune of Sizzano lies at the foot of twelve hills sloping down toward the Sesia river, 22 km from Novara.

• The name Sizzano is thought to derive from the Latin 'Sitianum' or 'Siccianum', a village at the foot of twelve hills sloping down toward the Sesia, 22 km from Novara.
• The wine's modern reputation is linked to Camillo Benso conte di Cavour, owner of extensive estates, though the wine was already esteemed during the Renaissance.

• The production regulations attribute to the Sizzano terroir great aromatic complexity and excellent aging potential as defining characteristics of the wine.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1236
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Nebbioli Alto Piemonte