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– Image courtesy of Giulia Negri

Whilst our obsession is deeply rooted in Australian wine and its emerging producers, of course we love many wines from around the world as well.

Piedmont in the Langhe Hills is one of the world’s true epicurean paradises: alongside beautiful wines, its food, history and culture are close to our hearts. We are fortunate to work with a small collective of producers whose ethos complements our own. These winemakers care for special sites laden in history, prescribe to traditional production methods blended with the latest science, and share a deep regard for sustainability, to help preserve these ancient holdings for generations to come.

ITALY

Cascina Delle Rose (organic)

Tre Stelle, Barbaresco

Operated by brothers and third generation custodians Davide and Riccardo, Cascina Delle Rose is a five hectare organic estate high in the Alban Hills in the Rio Sordo Valley of Barbaresco. Calcareous soils on steep hillside vineyards are tended by hand by the brothers, although this is Davide’s area of expertise, with Riccardo managing operations in the cellar with a ‘less is more’ approach.

Purity and freshness are at the fore of Dolcetto and Nebbiolo. Only stainless steel is used for the village wines, while large, old (steamed only) Swiss and Slavonian casks are used for extended maturation of their two Cru wines: the muscular 'Rio Sordo' and more ethereal ’Tre Stelle’, the former of which they are the only producer to make a single Vintage/Cru wine from.

Diego Rivetti

Serralunga d’Alba, Barolo

A designer by trade, Diego teamed up with childhood friend Elena (a Milanese surgeon) to pursue their passion in winemaking almost a decade ago. Since, the duo have planted and farmed some of the most revered sites in the commune of Serralunga d’Alba.

The sites were replanted in 2018 in the crus of Broglio, Damiano and the third at the top of the Vignarionda Spur, which formerly went into Elena’s family label Guido Masso. The latter was classified as ‘Vignarionda’ until breakdown in family succession in 1981 saw the end of the label and sadly, the old vines uprooted.

A pragmatic use of science, classic winemaking technique and considered farming are helping Diego understand these special plots. While it’s still young vine material, much promise is already on show. A long and bright future lies ahead, which greatly excites us.

Giulia Negri (ORGANIC)

Serradenari, La Morra, Barolo

Situated in the ‘Serradenari' Cru of La Morra, Giulia's vineyards are the highest plantings in the Barolo region at up to 546 MASL and one of the last remaining truffle combined truffle forests and grape growing operations in the Langhe Hills.

Magnesium and limestone rich sandy soils are unique to Serradenari, though not so common to the wider region. These, coupled with traditional winemaking, long maceration and elevage times in botti-grandi, and minimal handling and movement in the winery result in elegant, finely framed and powerful Barolo wines that are delicious young and have long lives ahead of them for those patient enough wait.