Cantine

When a wine expert hears the word Barolo,  immediately thinks to Borgogno. Established in 1761, Borgogno is the most historical Cellar in Piedmont, and besides that, can boasts other records: In 1861, the Barolo Borgogno was chosen for the official lunch to celebrate  the Unification of Italy. In 1886, the Tsar Nicholas II of Russia opens a bottle of Barolo Borgogno during the banquet organized in his honour By the Savoy Family. In 1920 the “genius” Cesare Borgogno takes over the management of the cellar, changing its destiny. He creates the first structure of wine distribution in Italy, and starts to export the Barolo around the world. Furthermore he decides to “forget”  20.000 bottles of each great vintage of Barolo Riserva for  at least 20 years. Today this is what identifies Borgogno: to have a great stock of historical Barolo Riserva that rests in the cellar, waiting to be opened. San Pietro delle Viole, Fossati, Liste, Cannubi San Lorenzo e Cannubi, are the most important cru of the wine Barolo and give origin to the greatest wines of the Langhe region. The beauty of this cellar is in its stubbornness, as after 250 years we continue to make wines respecting our traditions: we do not use chemical additives in the vineyards, the wine fermentation takes place spontaneously in concrete tanks, and the aging of the wine is made in big Slavonian-oak barrels in our cellar.