Natalin is made with 100% Grignolino.   Natalin was also Fabrizio's grandfather's nickname and Grignolino was the wine he loved the most.  This wine comes from a few different vineyards, planted in 1970, 1990, and 2016 with east, west, and north expsoures.  Fermentation in concrete vats with 12...

Malidea is 100% Nebbiolo.  It's also the name of the hill between the cantina and where the Nebbiolo vines were planted, in 1999.   "Mal' idea" in Italian means "bad idea," an apt name for a Nebbiolo wine in the land of Barbera, but a challenge Fabrizio wanted to take. The south-facing vineyard was...

Barat is made with 100% Baratuciat, a nearly-extinct variety originally from the Val di Susa, west of Torino. In the area’s dialect, the name means “the cat’s testicles,” in reference to its oval-shaped berries. The vines were planted in 2015, making the 2018 the first release. Fermented...

Compared to the cru of Baudana, Cerretta is much better known, as it is a fairly large cru (by Serralunga standards) with many producers.  The Vairas farm 0.77ha, facing SW, in the subsection of Cerretta known as Cerretta Piani.  This is the coolest microclimate in the cru, with gentle slopes.   ...

Luigi planted Chardonnay and a touch of Sauvignon in 1980. Admittedly, it is not easy to farm Chard and Sauvignon on land which has produced the most structured Barolos since ancient times. However, the Vaira family wanted to carry on Luigi’s tradition and were excited to work with more mature...

The cru of Gramolere, located in Monforte d’Alba, is Fratelli Alessandria’s lone plot outside of Verduno. They own 2ha here. The wine is made exactly as the other two single-cru wines.  As it’s on the older Arenarie di Diano D’Alba soils, high in sand, and the altitude is higher, this wine tends to...

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...