Alto Piemonte is a cooler, higher wine area within Piemonte, with Nebbiolo-based blends grown on volcanic and glacial soils. Its Nebbiolo tends toward redder fruit and less tannic structure than examples from southern Piemonte. The area includes Boca, Bramaterra, Gattinara, Ghemme, Lessona and Sizzano. As Barolo and Barbaresco grew in popularity, many vineyards here were grubbed up. Warming conditions have since brought Alto Piemonte Nebbiolo renewed attention.
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Elsewhere in Piemonte
- Canavese & Torinese7 producersCanavese and the Torinese hills lie near the Alps. Alongside the area's red wines, you'll find whites made from Erbaluce, a local grape known for its pronounced acidity.
- Langhe149 producersThe Langhe hills are home to Barolo and Barbaresco, both made from Nebbiolo. The area also makes Langhe Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto.
- Monferrato & Asti34 producersIn the hills east of the Langhe, Monferrato and Asti make Barbera reds alongside sparkling wines from Moscato. Other local grapes include Grignolino, Ruchè and Brachetto.
- Roero9 producersAcross the Tanaro from the Langhe, Roero makes red wines from Nebbiolo and whites from Arneis. Roero Arneis can have peach, pear, almond and floral notes.
Producers in Alto Piemonte
Producer profiles
- Azienda Agricola Carlone DavideIn Grignasco, Alto Piemonte, Davide Carlone and his sister Michela farm organically and make Boca, a red blend of Nebbiolo and Vespolina, aged in large oak casks.
- Azienda Agricola Ezio CocitoEzio Cocito farms organically in Piemonte and makes his wines at La Spinetta's cellar in Castagnole Lanze.
- Azienda agricola Flori di Flori MicheleMichele Flori bottles Nebbiolo from his family's vineyards in Treiso as Langhe Nebbiolo and Barbaresco, following four generations of grape-growing.
- Azienda Agricola MussoThe Musso family makes wine in Barbaresco village, with separate Barbaresco bottlings from the Pora and Rio Sordo vineyards.
- Azienda Vitivinicola NerviRoberto Conterno's Nervi estate grows Nebbiolo in Gattinara, Alto Piemonte, bottling Molsino and Valferana as separate vineyard wines and ageing its Gattinara in large oak casks.
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- Cantine PirovanoCantine Pirovano makes Duca di Aleramo Barbera d'Asti from Piemonte's Monferrato hills, a red with cherry fruit and bright acidity.
- Fratelli FrancoliThe Francoli family's Torraccia del Piantavigna winery in the Novara hills makes Nebbiolo-based Ghemme and Gattinara reds, ageing them in large oak casks.
- Le Colline SrlLe Colline brings together farming families with vineyards in the Langhe and Monferrato, making Barbera d'Alba, Monferrato Nebbiolo and Barolo Riserva from their own grapes.
- NOAHAndrea Mosca and Giovanna Pepe Diaz founded NOAH in Brusnengo, northern Piemonte, where they make Nebbiolo-led reds including Bramaterra Salero, aged in used oak.
- Stefano FarinaThe Farina family's estates in Piedmont make Dolcetto and Barbera at San Quirico in Diano d'Alba and Barolo at Cascina La Traversa.
- Tenute SellaTenute Sella makes Nebbiolo-led reds in Lessona and Bramaterra, two small wine appellations in the Biella hills of northern Piemonte where the family has long held vineyards.