Produttori del Barbaresco - Barbaresco 'Rio Sordo' Riserva

The Produttori was founded in the crushing poverty of the 1950s, when the parish priest organized 19 struggling growers to make wine communally. With time, the Produttori grew to about sixty members—owning the lion’s share of the greatest vineyards.

Even today, many of Barbaresco’s best growers are members, occupying the greatest sites and pooling their fruit. In lesser years only one wine is made, but in great vintages up to ten magical Barbarescos can be made: the often astonishing flagship Barbaresco plus nine single-cru Riservas.

The Produttori still uses traditional methods: an 18 to 21-day primary fermentation with aging for up to three years in botti. Such techniques yield gloriously transparent wines, affording a unique opportunity to explore the region’s finest terroirs.