LA PALAZZINA WINERY: In 1986, Leonardo Montà founded La Palazzina winery. The rst vintage bottled was the 1999. The estate, a 17th Century building, belongs to Leonardo’s family since the early 1930s. Leonardo learned how to take care of the vines and how to make wine from his grandmother Maria who used to work in the vineyard together with her husband Carlo. La Palazzina produces Bramaterra DOC (80% Nebbiolo and 20% Croatina, Vespolina, Uva Rara) and Coste della Sesia DOC Rosso (50% Nebbiolo and 50% Croatina, Vespolina, Uva Rara) wines, both belonging to the Nebbiolo wines of the Alto Piemonte region. The Palazzina vineyard extends 4 hectares over the hills of Roasio, Brusnengo and Sostegno at 350 m a.s.l.. Here, the volcanic soil rich in minerals is ideal for cultivating the Nebbiolo, Croatina, Vespolina and Uva rara native grape varieties. The vines are aged between 10 and 70 years old, with a yield of 40 quintals per hectare. The average annual production is 8000-10.000 bottles. The Guyot system is used for pruning. The grape growing is run with special attention to environment, following the guidelines of sustainable agriculture. Winemaking is done in a traditional way, without additives or corrections, with a minimum sultes content. The grapes are hand harvested into small cases. After the destemming and the pressing process, fermentation with maceration takes place in concrete or steel tanks for about 2 weeks for Coste della Sesia, 3 weeks for Bramaterra, with daily pumping over and breaking up of the cap. Then Bramaterra DOC wines are aged in big Slavonian oak tanks for 22/48 months (18 months for Coste della Sesia DOC Rosso) where, during the rst summer, the malolactic fermentation takes place naturally. The wine is then bottled and kept for a minimum of 3 to 12 months prior to distribution in order to optimize the wine ripening process, in keeping with La Palazzina’s primary goal of obtaining the maximum quality of its wines. PIEMONTE ALTO PIEMONTE CH CH MONTE ROSA VERBANIA AOSTA LAGO MAGGIORE SOSTEGNO BIELLA F ROASIO BRUSNENGO MILANO NOVARA TORINO VERCELLI F GENOVA ALTO PIEMONTE WINES: Boca DOC Bramaterra DOC Colline Novaresi DOC Coste delle Sesia DOC Fara DOC Gattinara DOCG Ghemme DOCG Lessona DOC Sizzano DOC Valli Ossolane DOC Valli Ossolane VERBANIA Ghemme Boca Gattinara Bramaterra Colline Novaresi Coste della Sesia BIELLA Lessona Sizzano Fara NOVARA VERCELLI LA PALAZZINA WINES: BRAMATERRA DOC 80% Nebbiolo 20% Croatina, Vespolina, Uva Rara COSTE DELLA SESIA DOC ROSSO 50% Nebbiolo 50% Croatina, Vespolina, Uva Rara .