Location
The family owns about 6 hectares of vineyards in the sub region of La Morra, more precisely in the three areas called Capalot, Roggeri and Galina. The winery as well as the winemaking are all located in the same area.
La Morra sub region is considered one of the most prestigious positions in the Barolo DOCG wine region and the soil contains a high concentration of limestone-rich Tortonian marl.
La Morra is famed of producing the most perfumed and graceful Barolos, which tend to be a more complex, and broader-textured, for sure wines of enormous elegance and finesse.
Introduction
In 1958 Crissante Alessandria, as son of a long-term winemakers, together with his wife Teresa, decided to start producing wine with their own family estate grown grapes, grapes that till then were sold to the most important cellars of the Langa wine region.
The first wine Crissante produced, protected by the solid tick basement walls of his farmhouse Cascina Roggeri in Santa Maria La Morra, was a Barolo with Nebbiolo grapes from the Roggeri and Capalot vineyards (crus), following the traditional method of production, that means aging the wine in the 25 hl Slavonian oak casks.
Nowadays the winery is run by the brothers Michele and Roberto Alessandria assisted by Michele’s son Alberto.
Over the years the family purchased new vineyards all located in excellent positions of the La Morra wine region.
In the ’80 starts the separate vinification of the Capalot and Roggeri crus, followed by the Galina cru in 2007.
Furthermore Alessandria is continuously renewing the casks in its cellar to mantain the proper balance between barriques, tonneaux and classic medium-size casks for the production of its wines.
Profile
ESTATE OWNER:
Family Alessandria
Michele Alessandria – Roberto Alessandria – Alberto Alessandria – Luca Alessandria
WINEMAKER:
Alberto Alessandria
FOUNDED:
1958
TOTAL ACREAGE UNDER VINES:
6 ha ( 15 acres)
PRODUCTION:
30.000 bottles
GRAPES FROM OTHER GROWERS
No
TYPE OF PRACTICE IN VINEYARD
Certified Integrated Crop Management (SQNPI)
TYPE OF PRACTICE IN WINERY
Certified Integrated Crop Management (SQNPI)