All the vineyards are southfacing, on a hill side, at an average height between 200 and 400 mt. above sea level. In this area the ground presents the tvpical clay limestone composition which advantages the growth of the Dolcetto d'Alba, Barbera d'Alba, Nebbiolo d'Alba and Barolo
Furthermore the vineyards in the area around Serralunga d'Alba are located in a traditional cru area of Barolo, named "Baudana" and "Lazzarito", in the south facing slope of a hill infront of the village of Castiglione Falletto.
The vineyards are situated in one of the best areas specifically adapt to this particular cru named "Meriame"
Infact this clay-limestone soil, which is poor but perfectly fit to vines can befound on an amphitheatre shaped area which attracts heat and concentrates it by maintaining it.
The perfect exposition allows a total exploitation of sunlight. Then, this particular "boul" protects the vines from the wind and prevents from any sudden temperature falls.
BAROLO
Piedmont's noblest red-grape vine, Nebbiolo, finds it's ideal environment in the vineyards of the towns within the area where Barolo is produced. It sprouts early and the fruit generally ripens in mid October. The bunch is medium to large, a winged pyramid shape with medium to small grapes having a consistent blue-black skin with violet nuances.
- The Wine
A real jewel of Italian and international winemaking, Barolo has to be aged at least three years, spending at least two of them in oak or chestnut wood barrels. It is a soft, velvety wine, a brilliant, garnet red with orange highlights. The intense perfume evolves from hints of violets and rose petals to "goudron" or tar, dissolving into an ethereal, very particular bouquet. Its alcohol content and rich substance means that the wine is excellent after the prescribed three years but it can also benefit from much longer ageing. It comes into its own as an accompaniment to roasts, "brasato", game and cheese.
BARBARESCO
This nationally and internationally renowned wine is also made with the Nebbiolo grape grown in a relatively small area, covering the towns of Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso and a small part of Alba.
- The Wine
After two years of obligatory ageing, one of which in oak or chestnut barrels, Barbaresco is a full red colour with garnet overtones and orange highlights. The perfume is both intense and delicate, with echoes of faded flowers in which violets predominate. It has a high alcohol content (minimum of 12.5%) and a good body, and can be aged for many years. The dry, harmonious taste, slightly velvety and well balanced, classifies this wine as one of great prestige and excellence, which is extremely versatile. Like Barolo, it is an excellent accompaniment to the tasty dishes of Piedmontese cooking, but also to refined dishes from international cuisine.
NEBBIOLO D'ALBA
A vine of great character and innate potential, when it is grown in the right environment and conditions, it produces the following superb red wines: Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero and Nebbio-lo d'Alba, the oldest of all which has graced the din-ing tables of the Savoy family since the 17th century.
- The Wine
With noble origins and traditions that go back in time, Nebbiolo d'Alba is produced from the vine of the same name. It is grown on the hills of the Roero, around Alba and in the Barolo area. With a more or less intense ruby red colour, it tends to become garnet in time. It has a good body and good acidity level, moderate alcohol content (12 %), a delicate perfume tending to violet which is accentuated, becoming more refined as it ages. The taste ranges from dry to moderately sweet, with the right degree of tannin when the wine is young, and velvety and aromatic when it reaches maturity.
BARBARESCO
This nationally and internationally renowned wine is also made with the Nebbiolo grape grown in a relatively small area, covering the towns of Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso and a small part of Alba.
- The Wine
After two years of obligatory ageing, one of which in oak or chestnut barrels, Barbaresco is a full red colour with garnet overtones and orange highlights. The perfume is both intense and delicate, with echoes of faded flowers in which violets predominate. It has a high alcohol content (minimum of 12.5%) and a good body, and can be aged for many years. The dry, harmonious taste, slightly velvety and well balanced, classifies this wine as one of great prestige and excellence, which is extremely versatile. Like Barolo, it is an excellent accompaniment to the tasty dishes of Piedmontese cooking, but also to refined dishes from international cuisine.
BARBERA D'ALBA
It's sturdiness, and constant, abundant output is one reason for its popularity all over Piedmont, but it was also helped by the fact that it was used to replace the vines ravaged in the early years of the century by an outbreak of phylloxera. The grapes ripen in late September and early October. The bunch is pyramid shaped, and more or less compact depending on growing and environmental conditions. The grape is oval in shape, and an intense blue colour.
- The Wine
Barbera d'Alba is the most refined of the many types of Barbera produced in Piedmont, although it does maintain an impression of roughness. It can be found everywhere, running through the history and culture of old Piedmont (and not only in terms of wine), and is enjoying renewed popularity with the public. The wine is enjoyed for its intense, fragrant vinous perfume, which is slightly attenuated when it reaches maturity. It has a medium alcohol content (11.5%), and a good body, particularly after ageing for at least a year. Its colour varies from vivid, fairly intense ruby red to garnet as time passes.
DOLCETTO
It's vegetative strength is marginally below average. It prefers marly limestone soils, soil that is too fresh or with too much clay can cause the grapes to fall prematurely just before the harvest. The fruit ripens in mid September. The bunch is a long pyramid in shape, and the grapes are round, with a blue-black skin.
- The Wine
A wine with an intense ruby red colour, and delicate violet highlights, it has a pleasantly fruity perfume. When it is young and fresh, it maintains the qualities and characteristics of the grape that it derives from. It has a distinctly dry taste, with a delicate, fragrant almond flavour. It is best drunk within one year from production. With a good alcohol content (from 11 to 12% depending on its DOC classification), with a low acidity level, it is a balanced, harmonious wine. The four DOC classifications, Dolcet-to d'Alba, Dolcetto di Di-ano, Dolcetto di Dogliani and Dolcetto delle Langhe Monregalesi all have distinctive features, but together they represent a synthesis of authentic country flavours and aristocratic refinements.
ROERO ARNEIS
This vine is found all over the Roero but also on the hills on the right bank of the Tanaro. It is extremely vigorous, with strong, straight shoots. Fertile and productive, the grapes ripen in late September. The bunch is medium to small in size, with a pyramid or cylindrical shape with one or two obvious wings.
- The Wine
The white wine produced from this vine, which has found the ideal growing environment to bring out its peculiar qualities in the hills of the Roero. The wine has an individual personality, and a soft straw yellow colour with greenish highlights, the perfume is delicate and seductive with overtones of broom flowers and camomile, with a final sensation of peach and melon. The taste is harmoniously dry and never harsh, with a pleasantly acid vein that enhances the freshness and persistence, and an excellent, slightly bitter aftertaste. It can only be called Roero Arneis if it has an alcohol content of at least 10.5%. The area where Arneis is grown has spread considerably in the last 20 years, and now stretches from the Roero into the Langhe hills.