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PIANPOLVERE
DURING THE
NAPOLEONIC ERA,
THE PLACE WAS A
POWDER MAGAZINE.
SOPRANO
REFERS TO THE
HIGHER PART
OF THE VINEYARD.
HISTORY
Pianpolvere
a name steeped in history
Historically, the vineyard is divided in Vigna Pianpolvere and Vigna Pianpolvere Soprano, owned exclusively by Rocche dei Manzoni. The denomination “Pianpolvere Soprano” dates back to the late 1700s when Napoleon Bonaparte built a powder keg on this plot. It then became an ecclesiastical property and was purchased in the early 1900s by the Fenocchio family, which went on to vinify its grapes for 68 years.
In 1998, it became property of the Migliorini family, who was already producing wine in Monforte d'Alba at Podere Rocche dei Manzoni.
In 2020, we decided to invest in a new project, the Barolo Pianpolvere Soprano Bussia, a wine produced exclusively for the Italian market and which offers a younger version of the already well-known Barolo Pianpolvere Soprano Riserva.
A result made possible thanks to the replanted vines that have finally reached an age suitable for the production of a wine with a shorter ageing period (4 years) compared to the Riserva (between 7 and 10 years), which has nevertheless remained faithful to the terroir, showing all its best virtues.
HISTORY
AGRICULTURE
The vineyard
In order to highlight the characteristics of the territory, the Migliorini family, specially Rodolfo, decided to join the project Green Experience. This project aims at integrated pest management, complete elimination of chemical weeding, sowing of herbal and flower essences in vineyards, green manure, mating disruption in vineyards, use of organic fertilizers only and artificial location of nests for birds and bats. As a matter of facts, thanks to the employment of these techniques, many animal species found their ideal habitat because of the presence in the vineyard of a spring water lake. All these activities chip in to realize the one and only goal: the respect of the Earth and its ecosystem.
AGRICULTURE
A singular wine from on single vineyard
VINEYARD
9 hectares
of expression
The winery decided to put all its resources into the hand producion of the Nebbiolo grape, used in the production of Barolo, because this variety of grape offers some of the greatest existing characteristics.
Area: Bussia, in the municipality of Monforte d’Alba.
Exposition: west and a small part south-west
Coordinates: 44° 36’ 8” N, 7° 57’ 55” E
VINEYARD
BAROLO
Pianpolvere
Soprano Bussia
Barolo Riserva D.O.C.G.
Only the best vintages
The basis of any great wine is a great grape. This Barolo is obtained only in the greatest vintages, when the climatic conditions throughout the year are perfectly suited to grape production.
Awards:
2010 Barolo DOCG Pianpolvere Soprano Bussia Riserva:
97 Doctor Wine
93 Wine Spectator - Insider
96 Vinous Antonio Galloni
90 Silver Decanter World Wine Awards 2018
92 James Suckling
2009 Barolo DOCG Pianpolvere Soprano Bussia Riserva
95+ Vinous Antonio Galloni
Silver Decanter World Wine Award
92 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
93 Wine Spectator
96 Doctor Wine
BAROLO
Pianpolvere
Soprano Bussia
Barolo D.O.C.G.
The 2016 vintage, the first year of production, is characterised by its great structure and elegance, and a fantastic drinkability which can be enjoyed immediately. A complex wine with aromas of ripe berries, balsamic and salty notes, with an amazing ageing potential.
