Origin: the MONTESTEFANO sub-zone within the comune of Barbaresco. intense garnet red colour which gains noble orange highlights with the passing of time; ethereal, ample and fruity perfume with notes of red fruit jam and delicate hints of spice. The flavour is dry, decisive and aristocratic.

Vinification: traditional red wine maceration for 15-20 days with fermentation in temperature controlledsteel vats and frequent pumping-over.

Ageing and refining:
the wine ages for at least 18- 24 months in large, Slavonian oak barrels; it is subsequently refined in horizontally placed bottles for at least 12 months.

Match with: meat-filled pasta dishes, game roasts, braised red meats and matured cheeses.

About Luigi Giordano Winery

Luigi Giordano’s small family winery is situated in Barbaresco, among the hills that frame the Tanaro river’s sinuous course, at the very heart of Piedmont’s wine country. Luigi cultivates traditional local varietals on his estate and produces wine from them in his cellars.

Created by the founder Giovanni Giordano with an act of courage in the thirties, when the vine and quality wines were going through a particularly negative period of structural and market crisis, the company dedicated the first part of its history to tending its vineyards and selling the grapes.

It was the son, Luigi, who decided to keep as much added value as possible within the firm and – at the beginning of the sixties, when plans were afoot to introduce “denominazione di origine” status in favour of quality wines – began making his own wines from the grapes grown on these highly-prized vineyards.

Capitalising on the solid financial results achieved step-by-step, the company has gradually re-invested in land, and the estate now stretches out over seven hectares of vineyards, all located in Barbaresco on the slopes of some of the most prestigious growing areas, such as Montestefano, Asili, Ronchi and Cavanna. The varieties grown are those which tradition has reserved for these lustrous wine hills: the aristocratic Nebbiolo, the generous Dolcetto, the versatile Barbera, the sturdy Freisa.
These have been joined over the past few years by Arneis, a white wine made from grapes selected from the best hillsides of the Roero area, where it has been grown since far-off times.