Roero · Winery · Curated profile
Alberto Oggero
Alberto Oggero is a small family estate in Santo Stefano Roero, on the sandy hills north of the Tanaro that give the Roero its name. It carries the name of its owner, who learned from his grandfather Sandro that wine keeps its own time and asks only to be accompanied, not rushed. That patience guides vineyard and cellar alike: farming has been certified organic since 2014, and the wines ferment with indigenous yeasts, go unfined and unfiltered, and age in cement or large oak depending on the label. Five wines, all Arneis and Nebbiolo from the estate's own sandy plots: Sandro the easy everyday red, Roero Arneis the table white, Anime and Le Coste each from a single named vineyard.
Roero sits on the left bank of the Tanaro, facing Barolo and Barbaresco across the river. Its sandy, fossil-rich soils, laid down by an ancient sea, give Roero DOCG reds and Roero Arneis DOCG whites their characteristic lift and minerality.
At a glance
- Region
- Roero, Piemonte, Italy
- Address
- Fraz. S.S. Trinità 21, 12040 Santo Stefano Roero (CN)
- Winemaker
- Alberto Oggero
- Tours
- Not listed
- Tastings
- Available
- Wines listed
- 5
- Website
- https://www.albertooggero.it/en/
Visits & tastings
Alberto Oggero does not keep a tasting room open daily: the cellar opens once a week, on Friday afternoons, for a walk through the vineyards, a tasting and a talk about the estate's philosophy, always by appointment.
Tastings
- Cellar tasting · Friday afternoons, 14:00 or 16:30 · by appointment
Good to know
- By appointment only, Friday afternoons only
- Sandro can be picked up directly at the cellar at a reduced price on Fridays, 15:30 to 16:30 or 17:30 to 18:00
- Gift vouchers available for Sandro cases, mixed selections and Magnums
Contact
- Book a visit
- Fraz. S.S. Trinità 21, 12040 Santo Stefano Roero (CN)
Wines from Alberto Oggero
- Anime: Roero DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. A single-vineyard Roero DOCG Nebbiolo from a centenary vineyard in Santo Stefano Roero, aged 12 months in large oak before a 22-24 month release.
- Le Coste: Roero DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A 100% Nebbiolo Roero DOCG from the estate's Le Coste vineyard, a 30-year-old south-facing plot on sandy soil, aged 12 months in large oak.
- Roero Arneis: Roero Arneis DOCG, Arneis, White. A Roero Arneis DOCG blended from a south-facing and a south-east-facing plot, hand-harvested in early September and aged in concrete until release 8 months after harvest.
- Sandro: Nebbiolo, Red. An everyday Nebbiolo from sandy vineyards in Santo Stefano Roero, vinified and aged in cement and released 10-12 months after harvest.
- Valle dei Lunghi: Arneis, White. A white wine from old Arneis vines scattered among the Nebbiolo rows, macerated on the skins for 10 days and aged in cement, released 12-14 months after harvest.