Grapes here are taken from vines over fifty years old planted in the rocky upper reaches of the Sassella cru, some 400-550 metres above sea level. ‘Sassella’ in local dialect means rock and this is the part of the valley where the terraces are at their steepest and shallowest. The wine spends three months on its skins in tini and a year in old botti before bottling. Even in this warmer vintage, this is a vertical, profoundly mineral expression of Nebbiolo.