Lessona

Lessona is an appellation in Italy in Lessona. The rules allow red wine, based on Nebbiolo, Uva Rara and Vespolina. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 2.4 km east of Cossato and 12 km east of Biella.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

1982-12-31

Area

1,279 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

8.91 × 5.05 km

Centre

45.5776° N, 8.2133° E

Grapes

Nebbiolo, Uva Rara, Vespolina

Max yield

56 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,000 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

2.4 km east of Cossato

Nearest city

12 km east of Biella 43,030 people

To the sea

134 km

Same latitude

Tualatin Hills (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

202–452 m

Mean elevation

295 m

Mean slope

10.1° (18 %)

Steepest tenth

above 21°

Faces

several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 72,477 elevation cells of about 13 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments75%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks16%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Lessona

Sources

EU register of geographical indications