Il Centovigne 2018 - Nebbiolo Coste della Sesia Doc

Discover the sophisticated complexity of Il Centovigne, a Coste della Sesia DOC Nebbiolo that embodies the richness of Castellengo's terroir.

This wine, composed of 90% Nebbiolo and 10% Vespolina, comes from vineyards located at an altitude of 250-300 metres, planted on soils of marine sands, gravels, marls and kaolinic clays.

Harvesting, strictly manual, takes place from the first days of October.

The vinification process involves destemming and soft crushing, followed by spontaneous fermentation with punching-down and a 15-day maceration.

The wine matures for 24 months in tonneaux, developing a robust and refined character.

On the nose, Il Centovigne offers a complex and deep bouquet, while on the palate it is structured and harmonious, making it ideal to accompany rich and savoury dishes.

The Castle of Castellengo, situated on the Biella foothills below Monte Rosa, has for centuries been home to the production of fine wines that are produced in the surrounding vineyards on ancient lands of glacial marine origin, where Nebbiolo and Erbaluce have always been grown.

Magda and Alessandro Ciccioni reinterpret this tradition on a daily basis through the recovery, almost archaeological, of the ancient vineyards, reconstituting the historic property now called Centovigne because it consists of small vineyards distributed on the hills between the Castle of Castellengo and Mottalciata, in Upper Piedmont.

The eighteenth-century cellars enhance the use of cement tanks and large oak barrels for wine ageing, combining new knowledge and tradition in a combination of technology and history.

Our roots go back as far as 1682, the year in which the document with the list of how many presses, how many barrels and how many vats, were inside the Castellengo's crotes dates back to.

On 28th September 1748 the Cabreo, a judicial report on the feudal properties of Castellengo, was drawn up, in which the extent of the vineyards and the cultivation systems used were determined. In 1888 the summary prospectus of the Sella Company in Castellengo appears with the income and expenditure related to the sale of Castellengo.