Proprieta Sperino Lessona 2008
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy
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Parker
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Vintage
2008
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750ML
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Proprieta Sperino is the realisation of a dream to revive the tradition of Lessona wines by recovering the historic cellars to produce a wine with respect for local tradition. In the 1970's, Paolo De Marchi moved to Tuscany where he founded the wine producing estate Isole & Olena, which played a leading role in the rebirth of Chianti Classico. But his desire was to return to his family origins one day, and in 1999, and once again took the reins of the historic family estate. In the Lessona vineyards, soils comprise marine sands on igneous rock, mixed with recent glacial sediment. The grapes for this wine come from the Ormeggio and Castagnola vineyards in Lessona in the Orolungo region and the Cova vineyard in Castello. The wine is aged for 30 months in barrel before release.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2008 Lessona is a serious, serious wine endowed with superb depth and textural richness. Today the tannins are a bit firm, and the wine is, of course, very young, but there is no denying the sheer finesse and pedigree of what is in the glass. Juicy dark cherries, plums, graphite, mint and sweet herbs flesh out beautifully as the 2008 continues to open up. This is a dazzling effort from the De Marchis and Proprieta Sperino. I can't wait to see how the 2008 ages. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2028.
Attracting the most glory, prestige and fame to the Piedmont region, Nebbiolo in all of its expressions—Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero, Ghemme and Gattinara—creates a complex wine, truly unique for its delicate qualities combined with strength and a great potential to improve over time.
But Nebbiolo isn’t all there is to red wine from Piedmont! Barbera is the most planted variety and historically most popular as a dependable, food-friendly, everyday wine.
Beyond these two, a surprising number of red varieties call Piedmont their home. Worth a try include Dolcetto for its bold concentration and aromas of spice cake. Other grapes to investigate include Freisa, Croatina, Brachetto, Grignolino and Pelaverga.
STC507085_2008 Item# 123124