Winery · Monforte d'Alba
Giacomo Conterno
Giovanni Conterno pioneered producer-bottled Barolo in the 1920s — Roberto Conterno now crafts the legendary Monfortino Riserva with 7+ years in massive Slovenian oak casks.
Wineries nearby
- Winery Aldo Conterno Split from his family winery to create iconoclastic single-vineyard Barolos from Bussia—traditionally aged in large oak casks, not barriques, embodying Piedmont's purist vision.
- Winery · Barolo Giuseppe Rinaldi Giuseppe Rinaldi's 1890 estate refuses fashion — raw power and perfume in Brunate-Le Coste Barolo, handwritten labels unchanged, now led by winemaker daughters Marta and Carlotta.
- Winery · Barolo Bartolo Mascarello Maria Teresa Mascarello carries on her father's legacy at this five-hectare Barolo legend (founded 1918), refusing modernization in favor of 30-50 day maceration and massive Slavonian oak.