OUR COMPANY
History
My history begins at the end of the 60’s, when I finished the Enological School and I made the decision to produce wine; my first step was purchasing our house and cellar in the Cotta’ cru.
At the beginning there were just few hectares, that only after many efforts became the actual 18 hectares in ones of the greatest area in Barbaresco. My wife Anna was always on my side, nothing would have been possible without her.
“I always believe that every great wine is the result of a serious, conscientious and passionate work in the vineyards. That’s the reason why, since from the first day, I always tried to avoid any chemical products and herbicides , to preserve the natural balance of our soils”.
In the cellar our vinification follows the same philosophy: natural yeasts, long macerations and a one-year-long permanence “sur lie” for the malolactical fermentation, as it was the rule decades ago.
My son Andrea and my daughters Elena and Claudia are now part of the estate, with the same passion and dedication I used to build our winery.
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The Estate
Our estate has five vineyards of Barbaresco, Currà, Cottà, Fausoni, Pajorè and Basarin,
Dolcetto Bric del Salto®, Barbera Pairolero and the red wine Mate’®.
Every year we produce aproximately 85.000 bottles, 10.000 of Dolcetto, 12.000 Barbera d’Alba, 23.000 Langhe Nebbiolo, 5000 Brachetto Matè and 35.000 Barbaresco.
Our vineyards are always the most important part of our estate, natural approach and passionate work are used to have structured and long aging wines.
The Vineyards
We are firmly convinced that everything in the vineyards should be done in a serious and respectful way, with the only target of preserving the delicate balance between soils and the ecosystem.
Starting from the begin, together with many other wineries of this region, we have begun to fight the traditional diseases of the vines with natural, environmentally friendly products, and to avoid any kind of herbicides and pesticides.
In The Cellar
Both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place in a completely natural way. The only concentration we have is the thinning of the bunches in the vineyard.
