The co-operation agreement with some agricultural businesses,
consolidated for many years, allows to obtain at each grape harvest,
a selection of the best grapes, from vines planted between 30
and 50 years ago, producing a low quantity (in many cases lower
than 5 tons per hectare) but of an average high quality, to which
heavy pruning and appropriate grape thinning have contributed
during the most prolific years.
The vines are located in some of the most important areas in
Monferrato: the Grignolino grapes come from the historical "Vineries"
of Portacomaro, the Dolcetto grapes from the Ovada areas, the
Barbera grapes are produced not only in Portacomaro, but also
in Agliano, Vigliano, Costigliole d'Asti and Castelletto Merli.
The big cellar, recently restored, is located in Portacomaro
Stazione, easy to reach following the sign on the main road from
Asti to Casale.
Moreover, it has a large room with an elegant ceiling in facing
bricks, where the most important wines are refined in big barrels
and in small oak barriques.
The modern technology of cold stabilization and of sterilized
bottling by micro-filtering contribute towards top-quality wines.
The production and the refining of the wines are supervised by
Mr. Mario Redoglia, the Astesan oenologist of Agriconsult, expert
wine maker who controls, with professional accuracy, even the
agronomic part of the vineyards. In the enclosed cards you will
find in detail all the technical features of the wines.
