MARCO E VITTORIO ADRIANO

The Adrianos have 27 hectares of vines, as well as some of the very best hazel trees in Piemonte, which produce unbelievably delicious hazelnuts! Grazia and her daughter Michela look after sales and marketing whilst Luciana runs the office, and Marco tends the vines. Their vineyards are mainly parcelled around San Rocco, but they have 7 ha in the commune of Neive, a single, vertiginously steep, plot in the cru Basarin, which Grazia brought into the family when she married Vittorio. SE facing, at 300 masl and a 45% incline. The average age of the vines here is about 15 years, and the soil is grey volcanic marl. Barbaresco Basarin is aged for 12 months in stainless steel and then another year in 35 and 50 hl vats.

The potential Barbaresco Basarin Riserva is regularly tasted both in tank & wood against the ‘normale’ and if it’s not judged considerably better, then
it reverts to being simple Basarin. But if it makes the grade, then it has 1 year in steel, 1 year in 35 hl vats and then a further 24 months in bottle before release.

We are delighted to list three wonderful grappas from Adriano. These grappas are made in the excellent Sibona distillery from the marc of grapes used at Adriano. They are very pure and elegant spirits, showing the character of the varieties which produce them. The Grappa di Moscato is aromatic and lifted, the white Grappa di Barbaresco has more force from the red grape marc, while the barrel aged Grappa has more intensity, but is very smooth on the finish.

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