2019 Spanna Colline Novaresi
Antonio Vallana
Ghemme, Alto Piemonte

$22.99 on 3+ (code: 6saves3)
$24.99 reg

91 pts Vinous
The 2019 Colline Novaresi Spanna offers up scents of sweet dried cherry, mint, tobacco, dried herbs and crushed rose petal. Deceptive in its light-bodied structure, this ethereal red has plenty of depth. The savory, mineral side of Nebbiolo is very much on show. - By Antonio Galloni on February 2024

• 100% Nebbiolo
• Fermentation in cement tank following 24-hr cold soak
• Aged six months in large oak casks (5-12 hectoliters) before bottling
• Annual production: 3,000 cases

100% Spanna, the local name for Nebbiolo in the Alto Piemonte. The grapes come exclusively from the Colline Novaresi DOC, a growing area characterized by old vines and high altitudes.  The Colline Novaresi is the left bank of the river Sesia, while across the river is Coste della Sesia Spanna, home to the well-known Ghemme region.