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| Producer | Proprieta Sperino |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Varietal | Rose Blend |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Sku | 05758 |
| Size | 750ml |
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In the 19th century, the center of fine wine in Italy was in Lessona, a small wine-growing region in the foothills of the Alps, just an hour and half from Milan. It was here, not Chianti Classico, where the family of Paolo de Marchi (Isole e Olena) got their start in wine growing. Paolo’s great, great uncle, Felice Sperino was famous for his elegant and long-lived Nebbiolo-based wines. Sadly, in the years following its heyday, Lessona lost its great wine growing tradition. Between two World Wars, the budding industrial economy of Switzerland and northern Italy and the difficulty of farming in its acidic, sandy soils caused nearly 98% of the region’s vineyards to be abandoned. For many growers, it did not make financial sense to grow grapes here when they could earn three times as much working in a factory for Fiat.
So the wine world slowly forgot about Lessona. Yet one man couldn’t forget. Paolo spent his summers in Lessona as a child and young adult. Its rich history and incredibly long-living wines fascinated him and fostered a dream that one day he might revitalize this abandoned piece of history. A dream realized in 1999 when he and his son, Luca, reopened the castle doors and took the reins of their historic family estate, Proprietà Sperino.
In 2005 Luca di Marchi created the first Nebbiolo rosé in Alto Piemonte, and he has been making it ever since. The wine is a blend of Nebbiolo with small amounts of Vespolina and Croatina. Wonderfully aromatic with a refreshing acidity and fresh fruit flavors, this rosé is a unique wine from this part of Italy, and an excellent companion to a wide range of foods from pizza to grilled fish to roasted vegetables.
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