Poderi Vaiot – Casetta Franco

The winery of Daniele and Walter Casetta is located on the town line of Santo Stefano Roero, in the hamlet of Laione, just across from the Santuario dei Piloni, where some of the winery’s vines are found. Founded in 1965, it currently hold 8 vine-planted hectares, 5 of which are estate-owned and 3 that are leased. There are 6 hectares that belong to the denomination.

DOCG-Denomination wines:

• Roero Arneis Franco: from vineyards in Montà. It ages in stainless steel vats for 5 months and then in the bottle for 2 months, with a total annual production of about 15,000 bottles;
• Roero Pierin: from vineyards located in Montà. It ages for 18 months partly in small oak barrels and partly in large oak casks, and for 6 months in the bottle, with a total annual production of about 1,300 bottles.