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.

The farm consists of approximately 12 hectares in the communes of La Morra and Monforte d’Alba and we produce about 60,000 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, four different Crus of Barolo: Arborina, Rocche dell’Annunziata and Gattera (located in La Morra), and Castelletto (located in Monforte d’Alba and belonging to Daniela’s family).
The age of vines is very important too: the finest complexity and concentration of Barolo comes from old vineyards and in the youngest ones we produce the Langhe Nebbiolo Angelo. The same concept is the difference between the Barbera d’Alba Cascina Nuova, more rich and concentrated needs to age in oak, while the simple Barbera d’Alba, more fresh and easy, is aged in inox just like the Dolcetto d’Alba.

Something special is L’Insieme , an assemblage of the best Nebbiolo and Barbera with Cabernet Sauvignon, that is a concrete symbol of friendship and cooperation between eight 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, we just ask that you call first to organize a visit.