DOC area for red wine in the Italian region of Piedmont. The zone covers 40 hectares of vineyards in the municipality of Sizzano in the province of Novara. If the grapes come from classified vineyards, Vigna can be indicated followed by the name of the vineyard. The wine is blended from the varieties Spanna = Nebbiolo (50-70%), Vespolina and/or Bonarda Veronese = Uva Rara (30-50%), and other authorised varieties (max. 10%). There is also a longer matured Riserva.
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