When we arrived, we found Pinot Noir vines over eighty years old, evidence of a presence in Piedmont dating back to the 19th century.
Alongside Pinot Noir, we cultivate Chardonnay, a complementary variety in terms of agronomic needs and purpose. Both thrive here thanks to favourable soil and climate conditions: marl and limestone soils, constant ventilation, and marked day–night temperature variations.
For nearly a century, these hills have sustained the two varieties, which express the finesse, freshness and ageing potential that define Alta Langa.
Vinifying Pinot Noir was – and still is – a challenge: it is a capricious and delicate grape variety, hard to handle and very sensitive to the characteristics of the year and the climate. But there were the right conditions for it to grow well: surprisingly suitable soil, a favourable microclimate – cool and with good fluctuations in temperature between day and night, typical of Alta Langa.
Over the years we have studied it, applied our findings, innovated and researched, and now we know exactly how to handle it, in the vineyard and in the cellar. We watch over it constantly to make sure we harvest it at just the right time, as soon as it reaches the perfect balance between roundness and acidity: this results in a fresh, elegant wine with soft, velvety tannins. But without being a lightweight: on the contrary, it has all the character of the Piedmont wines known for their great ageing potential, with the longest cellar-life.
With the 2011 vintage, we celebrated the beginning of a new chapter in the history of our land. After being hand-picked, the Pinot Noir grapes grown in a high-hill vineyard in Miocene sandstone marl soils spent 120 months resting on lees in Magnums.
The slow and patient work of time allowed the wine to express its full potential and in 2022 we disgorged a Rosé with an evolution, creaminess and complexity beyond all expectations.
An expression of Alta Langa capable of uniting structure, finesse and a true sense of place.