Deep Discounts on Villa Guelpa Lessona
10/25/26 -
It's no secret we are big fans of Villa Guelpa here at Chambers Street. Today we have a real treat for you with deep discounts on their Lessona from the fantastic 2020 vintage. 6 or more bottles gets you $10 off per bottle, and 12 or more bottles gets you $20 off per bottle! Scroll to the bottom to see our weekly calendar of upcoming offers and tastings.
Cheers!
-Marisa Licandro (photo above with winemaker Daniele Dinoia)
Villa Guelpa 2020 Lessona
$44.99 on 1-5 bottles | $34.99 on 6-11 bottles | $24.99 on 12+ bottles
100% Nebbiolo from 25 year-old vines on sandy gravel, with some clay in the soil. It took about 30 minutes in a decanter for the wine to fully bloom. Once it did, there was an abundance of dried cherries, cocoa powder, star anise and cardamom with a cooling acidity and fine tannins. When we think of Barolo we think of 2021 as a better vintage than 2020- but the opposite is true in Alto Piemonte to the north. Hail in 2021 damaged most of the vines while some of the best aromatic and complex wines with open-knit structure came from 2020. After 2 years in Slavonian oak and 4 years resting in bottle, we find this Lessona in a particularly good drinking window now with tertiary notes starting to develop with enough acidity and bright fruit to keep it lifted. What also separates this wine from fine Barolo is the suave elegance of the tannins - they are more subtle and refined, but with unmistakable Nebbiolo aromas.
