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$64.99 $59.39 price per bottle Expert Advice
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| Tenute Sella is a benchmark producer in the northern satellite regions of Piedmont, Lessona and Bramaterra. These two tiny DOC’s – 6. 5 ha and 28. 7 ha respectively – are some of the most undiscovered and underrated areas for producing stunningly complex and age-worthy Nebbiolo-based wines. The Sella family has been producing wine from their own vineyards since 1671, making it one of Italy’s oldest and most historic wineries. The DOC’s of Lessona and Bramaterra are located just to the west of Gattinara in the foothills of the nearby alps. The soils are different than the alluvial plains east of the Sesia river in Ghemme and Fara, and are primarily deep orange and red marine sand in Lessona, and decomposed volcanic red-brown polphyry in Bramaterra. Both these soils impart a strong minerality and in particular a ferrous quality to complement the typical Nebbiolo aromas of dried cherries and flowers, tar and licorice. Structurally, these wines are a bit lighter and finer than their Nebbiolo cousins in Barolo and Barbaresco, but as in nearby Carema, there is an almost Burgundian quality to the wines with deceptive power freshness which allow them to age beautifully for decades. Today the estate encompasses 22 ha and produces a range of wines from indigenous varietals from the region including Nebbiolo, Vespolina, Croatina and Erbaluce. Traditionally, these non-Nebbiolo (or Spanna as it is called in the region) grapes are interplanted with other varietals in “field blends”. Given the high average age of the vines, the yields remain extremely low, around 1. 5 tons per acre (or 35 quintali/ha). The grapes are all hand-harvested. Fermentations are done primarily with selected yeasts. The top single-vineyard wines are all made from 40+ year old vines and produced traditionally, with relatively long macerations and extending aging in large old botti grandi for several years followed by a period of resting in bottle to allow for drinkability upon release. The estate also makes more approachable, “Nebb-for-the-people”, botti-aged reds from younger vines (classified as Coste della Sesia) as well as a white wine made from Erbaluce and terrific aromatic rose from Nebbiolo. In sum, the wines of Tenute Sella belong on your table, and particularly in your cellar, alongside not only your Barolo and Barbaresco, but also your Ghemme, Carema, Gattinara and Boca. They are the reference points from these two tiny and rare appellations, and will reward greatly for those who are willing to go off the beaten to some of Italy’s most stunning undiscovered vineyard areas. |
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| Vintage: | 2016 |
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| Size: | 750 ml |
| Availability: | Currently Out of Stock |
| Distributed by: | IW |
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