Lessona
Lessona is a town with 2497 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Biella, Piedmont. The community gives the homonymous wine its name.
Viniculture
In the municipality of Lessona the same red wine also grown with the status of DOC ( since 3 December 1976). Although Lessona belongs to the province of Biella, the vineyards lie partly in the province of Vercelli. 3 wineries share the 6.45 ha of vineyards. It is pressed in the main, from the grape Nebbiolo (75% ) with the addition of the variety Vespolina and Bonarda. The wine is aged for 1-2 years in oak barrels and then another 1 year on the bottle before it reaches the market. The buyer can the wine for at least 10 - 15 years stored in the basement.
- Color: garnet
- Fragrance: behave with aromas of rose and violet
- Alcohol content: 12 to 12.5 percent by volume
- Total acidity: 5.5 to 7 parts per thousand
- Serving temperature: 18 ° C, uncork the bottle at least 1 hour before serving.
In addition, in Lessona also vines for wine Coste della Sesia are grown.
Production volumes
- Vercelli (1990/ 91) 252.0
- Vercelli (1991 /92) 287.13
- Vercelli (1992/ 93) 149.61
- Vercelli (1993 /94) 146.64
- Vercelli (1994 /95) 197.22
- Biella (1995 /96) 189.14
- Biella (1996/ 97) 159.6