If you’ve delved into the world of Barolo and Barbaresco, then take a chance on this. Like the wines from those famous aforementioned regions, it’s predominantly Nebbiolo, blended with 20% Croatia and 10% Vespolina. It’s beautifully fragrant, all strawberries and roses, with complex savoury undertones that carry through the palate. It’s svelte and supple but finishes with fine but firm, grainy tannins. It’s a treat to have some bottle age here, but we’d still suggest this will express more with decanting. The growing area of Bramaterra is one of the highest in Piemonte, and this vineyard has a favourable south west facing aspect. The wine was aged for 28 months in large format Slavonian oak.  

Tucked up in the northern part of Piemonte in northern Italy, away from the bright lights of Barolo and Barbaresco, Coste della Sesia is a tiny growing region focusing on varieties Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Croatina.  It’s here and in Lessona and Bramaterra that the Sella family have been winegrowing for 350 years. The estate remains in family hands, and dedicated to quality and sustainability.