The Vineyards
The historic Langhe area is located in southern Piedmont between the provinces of Cuneo and Asti in one of the most beautiful and captivating winemaking areas in Italy. Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto, which have been cultivated here for centuries, are the three most important grape varieties grown in The Langhe territory. Calcareous clay soils in this area date back to the Oligocene era, approximately 23 million years ago, when The Langhe was completely covered by the sea. This particular kind of soil is rich in both marine and terrestrial fossils and was formed during glacial periods in which deep layers of loess, fragmented material caused by the weathering and erosion of rocks, was deposited. The Langhe was awarded the prestigious recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.