Piaggione, covering 1.2ha, faces to the E/SE with fossil-rich calcareous soils at 420 to 450m of elevation. The vineyard is divided by a terrace into two different parcels that were planted in 1994 and 2007, respectively.  Fermentation in stainless steel w/ macerations lasting 20 to 40 days.  Aged ...

100% Frappato. 13.1% abv.

100% Nero d’Avola.  13.2% abv.

100% Grillo from the east-facing Contrada Modica vineyard, planted in 2011, trained in guyot.  360m above sea level, sedimentary soil with sandy topsoil.  Harvested at the end of August at yields of 40hl/ha.  The grapes were destemmed and crushed, with free-run juice fermenting and aging in...

Catarratto Comune, alberello (bush vines), planted in 1993, harvested in September at 33 hl/ha. The grapes are destemmed and then left to macerate on the skins for 8 days, with fermentation and aging in stainless steel. Aged 8 months and released in Sept 2022. Unfined/unfiltered. 1,600 bottles made...

100% Barbera from the Verduno vineyards of Neirane (W- 330-440m) and Cristiani (W- 250-280m), 1.2ha total, average vine age of 20 yrs.   Harvested in early October.  Stainless steel fermentation, on the skins for 6-8 days.  Aged between stainless and cement for 7 months.  Released in June 2022. ...

40% Nebbiolo, 30% Freisa, 30% Barbera. “Rossoluna” is the estate’s only wine made from a blend of grapes, and is also the only one to be aged exclusively in 500-litre tonneaux. Limestone and silty soils. Fermentation and Maceration in stainless steel tanks for 10-12 days. Ageing and Fining 12-14...

From the small Verduno cru of San Lorenzo (South exposure, 240-260m), where Fratelli Alessandria owns 0.8ha.   Average vine age of 30 years.  Harvest on October 8th.  Macerations 31 days.   First produced in 1997.  5,000 bottles made. "The 2021 Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno is a wine of...

“This is spiced and walnut-like on the nose with fresh red fruit, cloves, licorice and bark on offer. Medium- to full-bodied, tense and firm with compact tannins and vivid acidity. Shows impressive volume and length. Juicy and vibrant, too, with a lingering, zesty finish.”

Monvigliero is arguably the most important cru of Verduno and Fratelli Alessandria has some of the biggest holdings there, 1.4ha.  Exposures are South to Southwest, 250-310m.   High average vine age of 45 years. Made similarly to the Barolo San Lorenzo.  Monvigliero exalts the beguiling florality...

Schioppettino, From 0.5ha average age of vines: 20 to 60 years old. Maceration for 20/25 days in steel or cement, indigenous yeasts in large barrels or second passage barriques, spontaneous malolactic fermentation.

100% Cabernet Franc, which Marco calls the “the foreigner who’s not a foreigner.”  Usually harvested in early Oct, fermented between steel and concrete, 20-25 days of maceration.  Aged for a year in big cask. 4,000 bottles made.

Schioppettino, From 0.5ha average age of vines: 20 to 60 years old. Maceration for 20/25 days in steel or cement, indigenous yeasts in large barrels or second passage barriques, spontaneous malolactic fermentation.

Monte della Guardia is Marco’s cru, 0.5ha, super steep terraces descending from 300 to 175m.  80% Friulano, 20% Picolit on ponca (typical soil of friable, alkaline clay marls).  Harvested end of Sept. Direct-pressed, fermented in stainlees, aged in one 1000L cask (which happened to be new this year...

Monte della Guardia is Marco’s cru, 0.5ha, super steep terraces descending from 300 to 175m.  80% Friulano, 20% Picolit on ponca (typical soil of friable, alkaline clay marls).  Harvested end of Sept. Direct-pressed, fermented in stainlees, aged in one 1000L cask (which happened to be new this year...

100% Vermentino.  Monte dei Frati is a 2.5-ha hillside vineyard with higher presence of the sedimentary sandstone mother rock.  Destemmed/crushed, macerated for 2 days, then aged in stainlees steel.  A more upright and complex wine compared to Felcebianco, salty and round at once.  15,000 bottes...

Sangiovese/Massaretta/Canaiolo/Merlot.  From 2ha of vineyards with sandy topsoil. A quick, 5-day maceration w/ fermentation in concrete and aging in stainless. The Felcerosso (like the Felcebianco) is aged for a short time, bottled in January after harvest. It's meant to be a versatile and tasty...

95% Nero d’Avola/5% Pignatello. From vines averaging 25 years old in the Buonivini contrada in the commune of Pachino on the extreme southeastern tip of Sicily (only 7 kilometers from both the Ionian and Mediterranean seas). The farming is organic, including only organic cow manure used...