Battaglio Mario

The winery of the Battaglio family was founded in 1981 in the hamlet of Borbore; they have been bottling their wines from the late 1990s. Mario Battaglio holds 5 vine-planted hectares in both Roero and Langhe, 2 of which are estate-owned and 3 that are leased. The only vineyard belonging to the denomination (0.2 hectares) is located in Vezza d’Alba and is planted with Arneis.

DOCG-Denomination wines:

• Roero Arneis Piasì: from vineyards located in Vezza d’Alba. It ages in stainless steel vats for 2 to 3 months and in the bottle for 1 to 2 months, with a total annual production of about 5,000 bottles.

DOCG-Denomination wines:

• Roero Arneis Bastia: from the MGA of the same name located in Vezza d’Alba, it ages for 9 months in stainless steel vats, with a total annual production of about 6,000 bottles;
• Roero Arneis San Michele: from the MGA of the same name located in Canale, it ages for 6 months in stainless steel vats, with a total annual production of about 4,000 bottles;
• Roero Colla: from the MGA of the same name located in Vezza d’Alba, it ages 18 months in small oak barrels, with a total annual production of about 5,000 bottles;
• Roero Colla Riserva: from the MGA of the same name located in Vezza d’Alba, it ages 24 months in small oak barrels, with a total annual production of about 2,500 bottles.

DOCG-Denomination wines:

• Roero: from vineyards located in Canale and Monteu Roero. It ages in large oak casks for 24 months and 3 months in the bottle, with a total annual production of about 4,000 bottles;
• Roero Arneis: from vineyards located in Vezza d’Alba, Canale and Monteu Roero. It ages in stainless steel vats for 6 months and 2 months in the bottle, with a total annual production of about 40,000 bottles.

Since 1819 a document speaks of the purchase of a farm with vine cuttings by a great-greatgrandfather
of Luigi and his brothers. It was in 1973 that Luigi founded his winery in Monticello
d’Alba, while in 1996 his son Vittorio bought the first vineyards in Loghero di Sommariva Perno
and thus the current company was born, which today has 6 hectares of vineyards owned.

DOCG-Denomination wines:

• Roero: from vineyards located in Loghero and Imperatore in Sommariva Perno;
• Roero Arneis: from vineyards located in Monticello and Santa Vittoria d’Alba.

The Fontanafredda estate, located in Serralunga d’Alba, was purchased by the king Vittorio Emanuele II for the “Bela Rosin” in 1858, and was developed by his son Emanuele Alberto of Mirafiore beginning in the 1880s. Considered as one of the most beautiful estates of Langhe, it is currently owned by Oscar Farinetti and Luca Baffigo. The winery holds 85 estate-owned hectares and relies on a network of carefully selected grape suppliers. The winery offers a wide array of Piedmontese wines, from diverse Barolos from Serralunga d’Alba to a Roero Arneis.

DOCG-Denomination wines:

• Roero Arneis Pradalupo: from vineyards located in Vezza d’Alba, Monteu Roero and Montà. It ages in stainless steel vats for 4 to 5 months and 2 months in the bottle, with a total annual production of about 100,000 bottles;
• Roero Arneis Val di Tana: from vineyards located in Vezza d’Alba, Monteu Roero and Montà. It ages in stainless steel vats.