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Introduced onto the hills of the Roero in the early 1900s, the Barbera vine's hardiness and constant yield made it ideal as a replacement for many of the vineyards decimated by the phylloxera pest. Its matching of strenght with finesse makes Barbera d'Alba a highly-prized wine, and the composition of the soil and microclimate here produces an intensely bright red-coloured wine with delicate purple higlights, and a fresh, fragrant nose hinting at mint and vanilla. A big wine with good structure.

Made from Nebbiolo grapes grown on vineyards in Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso and Alba. Fermentations with lenghty stays on the skins followed by ageing in oak casks produce an intensely red wine with slight hints of garnet, a complex nose of ripe red fruit and spicy overtones, and a warm, mouth-filling flavour with soft tannins, greta elegance and an excellent finish.

With traditions dating back more than a century, Nebbiolo d'Alba is without question the most important wine produced in this area. Nebbiolo is one the oldest native varieties, and these grapes are grown on slopes in the very best positions at the top of the most inaccessible and uneven hills. The wine is deep ruby-red with soft orange highlights, and has a delicate bouquet and a dry, well-bodied and nicely tannic taste.