DOC · Piemonte

Coste della Sesia

Coste della Sesia DOC (Piemonte) at a glance: 6 recorded wine types, with the main requirements from the official production specification. Listed types include Bianco and Croatina. The technical sections cover grape yields for the relevant wine types.

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Production rules at a glance

Quick overview of the key requirements. Values and conditions can vary by wine type: consult the detailed rules and official source.

RegionPiemonteProvinceBiella, Vercelli

Wine typesBianco, Croatina, Nebbiolo o Spanna, Rosato, Rosso, Vespolina

Grape varieties / compositionVaries by wine type: see the comparison below

Maximum grape yield10 t/haMaximum wine yield70 hl/ha

Minimum planting density2,500 vines/haMinimum alcoholic strength11% vol

Ageing—Minimum ageing in wood—

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ParameterBiancoCroatinaΔ vs A

ColourWhiteRed—

Grape varietiesERBALUCE 100%Croatina min 85%—

Maximum grape yield10 t/ha10 t/ha0 t/ha (0%)

Maximum wine yield70 hl/ha70 hl/ha0 hl/ha (0%)

Minimum planting density2,500 vines/ha2,500 vines/ha0 vines/ha (0%)

Ageing———

Minimum ageing in wood———

Minimum alcoholic strength11% vol11% vol0% vol (0%)

Minimum total acidity4.5 g/l4.5 g/l0 g/l (0%)

Minimum sugar-free extract16 g/l19 g/l+3 g/l (+18.8%)

Release for consumption———

ABiancoBCroatina

Colour

AWhite

BRed

Δ vs A—

Grape varieties

AERBALUCE 100%

BCroatina min 85%

Δ vs A—

Maximum grape yield

A10 t/ha

B10 t/ha

Δ vs A0 t/ha (0%)

Maximum wine yield

A70 hl/ha

B70 hl/ha

Δ vs A0 hl/ha (0%)

Minimum planting density

A2,500 vines/ha

B2,500 vines/ha

Δ vs A0 vines/ha (0%)

Ageing

A—

B—

Δ vs A—

Minimum ageing in wood

A—

B—

Δ vs A—

Minimum alcoholic strength

A11% vol

B11% vol

Δ vs A0% vol (0%)

Minimum total acidity

A4.5 g/l

B4.5 g/l

Δ vs A0 g/l (0%)

Minimum sugar-free extract

A16 g/l

B19 g/l

Δ vs A+3 g/l (+18.8%)

Release for consumption

A—

B—

Δ vs A—

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TECHNICAL DATA

Structured data by wine type

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Data by wine type

Numeric values come from the shared structured database. Official names, geographical names and regulatory wording are kept in Italian where appropriate.

Bianco

Grape compositionERBALUCE 100%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type10 t/ha2,500 vines/ha11%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Winemaking70%70 hl/haComuni della zona di produzione Art. 3

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

giallo paglierino più o meno intenso11% vol4.5 g/l16 g/l

Croatina

Grape compositionCroatina min 85%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type10 t/ha2,500 vines/ha11%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Winemaking70%70 hl/haComuni della zona di produzione Art. 3

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

rosso più o meno intenso11% vol4.5 g/l19 g/l

Nebbiolo o Spanna

Grape compositionNebbiolo min 85%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type9 t/ha2,500 vines/ha11.5%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Winemaking70%63 hl/haComuni della zona di produzione Art. 3

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

rosso granato tendente all’aranciato se invecchiato11.5% vol4.5 g/l20 g/l

Rosato

Grape compositionNebbiolo min 50%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type10 t/ha2,500 vines/ha11%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Winemaking70%70 hl/haComuni della zona di produzione Art. 3

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

rosa più o meno intenso11% vol4.5 g/l16 g/l

Rosso

Grape compositionNebbiolo min 50%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type10 t/ha2,500 vines/ha11%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Winemaking70%70 hl/haComuni della zona di produzione Art. 3

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

rosso rubino più o meno intenso11% vol4.5 g/l19 g/l

Vespolina

Grape compositionVespolina min 85%

Viticulture

RuleYieldPlanting densityNatural alcoholOfficial condition (IT)

Wine type10 t/ha2,500 vines/ha11%—

Winemaking

StageGrape-to-wine yieldMaximum wine yieldOfficial rule / area (IT)

Winemaking70%70 hl/haComuni della zona di produzione Art. 3

Characteristics at release

ColourMinimum alcoholic strengthMinimum total acidityMinimum sugar-free extract

rosso intenso11% vol4.5 g/l19 g/l

Municipalities / permitted area

Zona di produzione Coste della SesiaOfficial Italian wording

Articolo 3 Zona di produzione delle uve La zona di produzione delle uve per l'ottenimento dei vini a denominazione di origine controllata “Coste della Sesia” comprende l'intero territorio dei seguenti comuni : Gattinara, Roasio, Lozzolo, Serravalle Sesia tutti in provincia di Vercelli;Lessona, Masserano, Brusnengo, Curino, Villa del Bosco, Sostegno, Cossato, Mottalciata, Candelo, Quaregna, Cerreto Castello, Valdengo e Vigliano Biellese tutti in provincia di Biella.

Art. 3

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