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A short and stubborn history.
1887
A dowry buys a hill.
Elena and Paolo Cortese purchase the south-facing slopes of Bricco delle Viole with a modest dowry and a stubborn conviction that Nebbiolo belongs here.
1923
The cellar is carved.
Giacomo Cortese and two cousins spend four winters digging the vaulted stone cellar still in use today. Temperature: 13°C year-round. No electricity for the first two decades.
1974
The Franciacorta journey.
Second-generation winemaker Lorenzo travels to Lombardy, falls in love with metodo classico, and comes home with ten hectares of Chardonnay cuttings. The family argues for two years.
2004
Certified organic.
After ten years of transition, the estate is certified organic across all 38 hectares. No synthetic inputs. Cover crops year-round. Biodiversity plans filed with the consorzio.
2018
Sofia takes the cellar.
Fourth-generation winemaker Sofia Cortese returns from Burgundy and Oregon to lead the cellar. Her first Riserva under her own hand is released in 2023 and scores 96 points from Vinous.
Today
Seven cuvées, one hill.
We release around 58,000 bottles a year. Never more. Allocations go first to a short list of restaurants; the rest is sold directly to friends, old and new, via this cellar door.
Sofia Cortese.
Born three kilometres from the cellar. Enology degree from the University of Turin. Three vintages at Domaine de Vogué in Burgundy. One unusually cold year at Evening Land in Oregon. Back on the hill since 2018.
“My grandfather told me the first rule of making wine here is to leave the hill alone long enough for it to have an opinion. I’m still trying to listen that carefully.”
FAVOURITE VINTAGE
2016 — the year everything lined up
PERSONAL RITUAL
Coffee at 5am. Vineyard walk by 6.
100% Organic certified farming
82 yr Age of our oldest Nebbiolo vines
58k Bottles released per year
0 km From vineyard to cellar press
Come sit at the long table.
The easiest way to understand this place is to walk the rows at sunrise and taste the wine in the room it was made. We keep appointments small and unhurried.