 Our
families were farmers for many generations, like
many other families in the Langhe, and in the past
all the grapes produced were destined to be sold
to negociants and the big co-ops in the area. This
method gave us little satisfaction because importance
was not given to the quality of the grapes, but
rather the quantity and the lowest price possible.
We
took over the farm from our families, then in 1992
Mauro decided to change following the example of
his friend and neighbor, Elio Altare. He began
to drastically reduce the number of grapes per
hectare and started to vinify on his own in his
new cantina. Utilizing shorter macerations with
temperature controlled rotary-fermenters and aging
in small oak barrels, he started to produce, little
by little, wines that were more elegant and less
aggressive thanks to the reduced tannins even if
the wines
were more concentrated because of the higher quality
grapes.
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The farm consists of approximately 12 hectares in the communes of La Morra and Monforte d’Alba and we produce about 55,000 bottles, half of which is Barolo DOCG. This size allows Mauro to keep a direct control on all production processes, in the vineyards as well as in cellar,
 maintaining high quality and making necessary investments in new technology and machinery.
Unlike the tendency of contemporary philosophy production
which means the same as manipulating nature, we believe
in natural systems of cultivation and vinification: we
reject the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides in
our vineyards. Any chemical process is refused in the winemaking
as well as any artificial concentration or aromatization:
this means that the quality of the wine is the result of
the natural character of the vineyards, their soil composition
and microclimatic differences determining the maturity
of the individual vintages. The
result is the authentic essence of our “terroir” in
a glass.
We
produce four different Crus of Barolo; Arborina,
Rocche and Gattera (located in La Morra), and Castelletto(located
in Monforte d’Alba and belonging to Mauro’s father in law).
The other wines that we produce are Dolcetto d’Alba, Barbera d’Alba, Langhe Nebbiolo, Barbera d’Alba Cascina Nuova and L’Insieme (an assemblage that is a concrete symbol of friendship and cooperation between nine small producers of the Langhe). This collaboration allows us to look for a higher quality in the wines and through the Association L’Insieme
to collect funds for various social causes(more information
can be found at www.linsieme.org).
Naturally it is always possible to taste
our wines at our cellar. Visitors are always welcome,
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