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Lessona, 1976 Red Wine

Aziende Agricole Sella

Bottle size: 75cl

ABV: 12%

Price:

£89.00

3 In Stock

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Description

This mature Lessona comes from Aziende Agricole Sella, one of Alto Piemonte’s most historic estates, renowned for producing refined, long-lived wines from Nebbiolo grown on mineral-rich, sandy soils. The 1976 vintage displays a garnet-red colour with brick-orange reflections, showing the graceful evolution that only decades of careful ageing can bring.

On the nose, it reveals elegant aromas of dried red cherry, rose petal, wild strawberry, and gentle spice, layered with notes of leather, tobacco leaf, and a distinctive mineral nuance characteristic of Lessona’s terroir. The palate is poised and harmonious, with finely resolved tannins supporting flavours of cranberry, orange zest, subtle truffle, and earthy undertones. The finish is long, savoury, and beautifully balanced, expressing the finesse and structure that define classic mature Lessona.

Decanting: Stand the bottle upright for 2–3 days prior to opening to allow any sediment to settle. Decant slowly and carefully through a fine strainer, allowing 1–2 hours of gentle aeration before serving at 16–18°C. A fragile cork is very common with older bottles, where the wine has been in prolonged contact with the cork over many decades. We therefore recommend straining any cork fragments during the decanting process.

Condition

Bad Label

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