Palazzina. Vecchi Vigneti Size:75cl

Palazzina. Vecchi Vigneti Size:75clCosta della Sesia DOC Grapes: Nebbiolo (50%), Croatina (40%), Vespolina (5%), Uva rara (5%) A nostalgic powerhouse of a wine, 2019 was so ripe, the vines didnt stress and the fruit is generous with fresh plum and bramble flavours, spicy with porcini and truffle nuance. 13% 1333 bottles produced La Palazzina producer page Coste della Sesia is the catch all DOC that encompasses the left bank wines of the Alto Piemonte (Novaresi are the right bank).

planted at a density of 5000 vines per hectare on the flat land

then a light filtration before bottling

In the 1990s

Stefano Mancinelli producer page

it just smells like proper wine

70% new and 30% used once

backed by orange skin

the unifying strands are quality and individualism

and an unusual freshness to the wine

a herculean effort was needed to sort the hand that nature had dealt

there are currently just nine producers

Apricot and torn basil on the nose