Azienda Vitivinicola

Our Production WINES made from Overripe Nebbiolo and Erbaluce Grapes A26 We are experimenting an old wine making method GRAVELLONA TOCE that has been long forgotten. dir. The process consists in withering clusters of these LESSONA Borgomanero grapes for a period of over 90 days in an outdoor Cossato ventilated canopy. BIELLA Gattinara Romagnano Sesia SS 142 Ghemme During the withering period a mold with a Roasio concentrated sugar content forms. SS 230 Mottalciata The must ferments for approximately a month and A26 the wine obtained is then aged in tonneaux for five SS 232 Ivrea SS 143 years. The result is a “meditation nectar”, as we like to call it. Cavaglià Carisio Biandrate Three are the varieties: Dry from Nebbiolo (similar to “Tardivo”) and Sweet from Nebbiolo and Erbaluce Santhià dir. MILANO (similar to “Passito”). A26 Vercelli dir. TORINO dir. DISTILLED GENOVA WHITE and YELLOW GRAPPA made from Azienda Vitivinicola NEBBIOLO Grapes Our best and selected Nebbiolo grape marc are taken to the Distillery where the distillers use the Ancient “Bain Marie” Piedmont Method (batch distillation) to elaborate the grappa into two varieties: white (young) and yellow (aged). The yellow one takes its color from the aging in our barriques which Azienda Vitivinicola contained wine from Erbaluce grapes. Cascina Chignalungo via IV Novembre, 171 13853 LESSONA (BI) ALTO PIEMONTE - ITALY GPS: North 45,57271 - East 8,21080 Tel. +39 015 99372 Mob. +39 333 2518903 www.pietrocassina.it [email protected] skype: pietrocassina1 Our Production LESSONA Doc (Based on NEBBIOLO) LESSONA Doc “ ‘Tanzo” 2009 NEBBIOLO 13,5% vol. It is the grape variety responsible of a world- famous group of wines, found almost nowhere A “unique” Lessona wine is obtained by accurately outside the North Wine Region of Piedmont. selecting the harvest period as well as accurately ietro Cassina is a family-run wine producing Its name seems to derive from the Italian word selecting the best quality grapes of the crop. business that continues the wine making tra- Nebbia (fog), because it ripens late, when the local hills This premium wine is aged in Austrian oval oak- dition passed on from previous generations. P are shrouded in autumn mists. wood casks for approximately three years and The establishment is located in Lessona (Biella then bottled for further aging. district), a small town Northeast of Piedmont Italy, This wine is produced in limited addition. it is surrounded by hills and mountains and is near Mount Rosa and not far from Turin. COSTE della SESIA Doc The grounds extend for 6 hectares of vineyard and several hectares of a surrounding wooded area, RED WINES WHITE and ROSÉ WINES which creates the perfect micro-climate for the growth of Nebbiolo grapes. Red wines aged in Austrian and Swiss oval oak-wood casks for approximately Lessona is one of the few areas in Italy, and even in 16 months, followed by further aging in bottles. the world, where Nebbiolo grapes can be grown in such an ideal environment. We only produce wine from grapes grown in “Nivis” “Ciuèt” Coste della Sesia the vineyards belonging to the family, which Coste della Sesia BIANCO averages 5.000 vine per hectare, and it is in these “Tèra Rùssa” NEBBIOLO Doc vineyards that the “green harvest“ is applied. Coste della Sesia Doc 2011 This skilled method, used to produce excellent VESPOLINA 2010 13% vol. wine, consists in the removal of tiny immature 13% vol. Doc 2010 grapes while the vine are growing thus inducing Dry White wine made 13% vol. the vine to concentrate its energy on the healthier from Erbaluce grapes growth of the remaining grapes. This results in better ripening as well as enhancing flavor. VESPOLINA Most of the vineyard consists of red wine grapes, It is a close parent of mainly Nebbiolo and Vespolina, however Erba- Nebbiolo. luce (white wine grapes) is also grown. Its grapes are very rich The “cutting edge” of production are LESSONA in color and perfume, “Rosa Rosarum” Doc (red wine) and COSTE DELLA SESIA Doc (a it ripens two weeks Coste della Sesia range of red, rosé and white wines). These wines before Nebbiolo. ROSATO excel in taste and are noble for special occasions. Doc The unique taste of these excellent wines is thanks 2010 to the particular quality of soil in which the vines 12,5% vol. are grown. After a resting period in Austrian, Swiss and French oval oak-wood casks and barriques, color, perfume “Ca’ daj Tàss” Dry Rosé wine made from Nebbiolo grapes and floral fragrance (bouquet) enrich, revealing the Coste della Sesia picked earlier than the grapes used for red wine true identity of these wines and their “terroir”. ROSSO in order to obtain the correct acidity. Doc A brief contact with grape-skins and the “Tradition - Passion - Ambition” 2009 fermentation give the wine a rosè color, a floral 13% vol. This is our thinking. fragrance and freshness. Maintaining this philosophy, (Based on NEBBIOLO) we trust in being able to offer a better quality..

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