Founded in 1937 and expanded by brothers Bruno and Marcello Ceretto, the house farms organically across Barolo and Barbaresco crus and is known for the Bricco Rocche glass cube and Blange Arneis.
Signature wines: barolo-bricco-rocche, barbaresco-asili, blange-arneis
Address: Localita San Cassiano 34, 12051 Alba CN, Italy, Piedmont
Founded in 1921, Paolo Scavino is a modern-classic Castiglione Falletto estate famed for the single-vineyard Bric del Fiasc and a portfolio of Barolo crus across the zone.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment at Castiglione Falletto.
Signature wines: barolo-bric-del-fiasc, barolo-cannubi, barolo-rocche-dell-annunziata-riserva
Aldo Conterno split from the family firm in 1969 to found this Bussia estate, now a Monforte benchmark for the Granbussia Riserva and the Cicala, Colonnello and Romirasco single-vineyard Barolos.
Tasting: Visits and tastings by appointment in the Bussia hamlet at the heart of Monforte.
Signature wines: barolo-granbussia-riserva, barolo-cicala, barolo-romirasco
Founded in 1896, Massolino is a Serralunga d'Alba mainstay producing structured, classic Barolo led by the Vigna Rionda Riserva from one of the zone's greatest crus.
Tasting: Cellar visits and tastings by appointment in the village of Serralunga d'Alba.
Signature wines: barolo-vigna-rionda-riserva, barolo-parafada, barolo-margheria
Founded in 1958, this grower cooperative bottles classic Barbaresco from member vineyards, releasing nine single-cru Riserva bottlings in strong vintages alongside its village Barbaresco.
Tasting: Wine shop and tastings in the main square of Barbaresco, open to the public.
Signature wines: barbaresco-asili-riserva, barbaresco-rabaja-riserva, barbaresco-produttori
A family estate farming the Bricco Boschis monopole since the 1940s, Cavallotto makes traditional, long-aged Barolo with organic certification and is a benchmark for Castiglione Falletto.
Tasting: Estate tastings by appointment on the Bricco Boschis hill above Castiglione Falletto.
Signature wines: barolo-bricco-boschis, barolo-vignolo-riserva, barolo-bricco-boschis-vigna-san-giuseppe-riserva
Elvio Cogno left Marcarini in 1990 to found this Novello estate on the Ravera cru. Now run by son-in-law Valter Fissore, it is also a champion of the revived local white grape Nascetta.
Tasting: Visits and tastings by appointment at the 18th-century farmhouse atop Bricco Ravera in Novello.
Signature wines: barolo-ravera, barolo-bricco-pernice, anas-cetta-nascetta
