Gagliasso
Piedmont
The
Estate
The Azienda
Agricola Mario Gagliasso is located in the town of La Morra, south of Piedmont,
in the province of Cuneo, in the Langhe area.
The
winery offers one of the most beautiful views over the Langhe
area.
La Morra is located at 513 meters above sea-level,
13 km from Alba, on the top of an imposing hill with the Alps and the Monviso
as a background. The hill is planted with vines, for ming huge waves
and
creating an amphitheatre of rare beauty.
Luca Gagliasso’s family has a long history of
winemaking. Luca's grandfather began 50 years ago, at which
time he bottled the first Barolo from their historic vineyard,
Rocche dell'Annunziata. Around 1987, Lucas's father took over
the family tradition of producing wine and brought forth a few
changes: he started by using barriques from France, together
with large barrels and temperature controlled steel vats. He
also purchased a new vineyard. Luca began working with his
father during the 2000 vintage, only part time for the first 3
years. He also worked for 3 years with their wine consultant
in an analysis laboratory, and worked as a consultant for
other wineries.
Luca now works alongside his father, mother, and sister on
their 12 hectares of vineyards. On the weekends, Luca's sister
and mother work in their restaurant as cooks – only the
Gagliasso wines are served. They are currently extending their
facility and in the future they plan to incorporate some guest
rooms to the restaurant.
The Gagliasso family
produces around 60,000 bottles: 40% Barolo, 30% Barbera, 20%
Dolcetto and 10% Chardonnay. They have around 250 barriques
and 6 large barrels.
Dolcetto is very fruity, aged
for a small period in big cask. They produce 3 Barolos and 2
Barberas, one aged 18 months in new oak and the other one only
in steel vats. They age the Barolo for 18 months in new
barriques, then 12 months in a large cask. Chardonnay is cold
macerated, then fermented and aged in French oak for 9 months.
The
Wine
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