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Boeri Vini

Boeri Vini

Boeri Vini is a family cellar in Bionzo, a hamlet of Costigliole d'Asti, whose story starts in 1904 with Alfonso planting vines on the Bricco Quaglia hill. His son Giovanni and grandson Alfonso followed, and today brothers Giorgio and Roberto, the fourth generation, run the estate. Their first own-label wine was Barbera d'Asti Superiore Pörlapà, made from a vineyard Giovanni planted in 1936, and the first release was 4,000 bottles. Moscato, Chardonnay and later Nebbiolo joined the vines, and the Barolo comes from Castiglione Falletto. The list covers everyday Barbera, Dolcetto and a white blend, Beviòn Chardonnay, Noto, Bionzo, and two sparklings. Wines are vinified in steel or concrete and aged in French barriques, in a cellar whose oldest part is about 200 years old.

Costigliole sits between Asti and Alba, where the Monferrato hills meet the Langhe, inside the UNESCO-listed wine landscape.

At a glance

Region
Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Via Bionzo 2, 14055 Costigliole d'Asti (AT)
Tours
Available
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
13
Website
https://boerivini.it/

Visits & tastings

A visit here means tasting in the family cellar in the Bionzo hamlet, from a simple board of local products to a full lunch. Booking is through the website form, and the price varies with the wines poured.

Tastings

  • Classic tasting · 5 wines · 2 h · €20 per person · breadsticks and local products, cellar visit on request
  • Between Langa and Monferrato · 6 wines incl. Nebbiolo, Barolo and Barbera · 2 h · €35 per person

Tours

  • Premium tasting, light lunch · cellar visit, then wines with Piedmontese dishes · 3 h or more · from €80 per person
  • Didactic harvest · briefing, grape picking in the vineyard, walk among the varieties, tasting

Food & stay

  • Cooking class · hands-on lesson, then lunch with 6 wines · 4 h · from €160 per person

Good to know

  • Italian and English
  • Up to 15 people per tasting

Contact

Wines from Boeri Vini

  • Barbera d'Asti: Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. The everyday Barbera, in the producer's words a staple of the family table, best drunk young. About 30,000 bottles a year at 13% vol, suggested cellaring of 3 to 5 years.
  • Barolo: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Nebbiolo from Castiglione Falletto, dry with a rich fragrance and vigorous tannins that need time. 15.5% vol; the shop lists vintages 2017, 2018 and 2019.
  • Beviòn: Piemonte DOC Chardonnay, Chardonnay 100%, White. Chardonnay named after the former owner of a historic vineyard that grandfather Alfonso bought in the 1950s. About 10,000 bottles a year at 12.5% vol, suggested cellaring of 2 to 3 years.
  • Beviòn Selezione: Piemonte DOC Chardonnay, Chardonnay 100%, White. A selection of the best Chardonnay grapes from the Beviòn vineyard, fermented and aged in French oak. About 3,000 bottles a year at 13.5% vol, suggested cellaring of 7 to 8 years.
  • Bionzo: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A Barbera d'Asti Superiore selected from the best grapes, wilted on the vine and aged two years in first-use barriques. Named after the location of the vineyards; suggested cellaring of 15 to 20 years.
  • Delicious: Vino Bianco, White. A dry, light white blended from four native Piedmont white grapes, made for daily drinking. At 12.5% vol, suggested cellaring of 1 to 2 years.
  • Martinette: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. Named after one of the family's oldest Barbera vineyards, which suits this classic wine because of its exposure and shape. 20,000 to 25,000 bottles a year at 14% vol, suggested cellaring of 8 to 10 years.
  • Monferrato Dolcetto: Monferrato DOC Dolcetto, Dolcetto 100%, Red. A Dolcetto from a grape native to Piedmont; the name comes from the dialect word 'dosset', soft and gentle. About 7,000 bottles a year at 12.5% vol, suggested cellaring of 2 to 4 years.
  • Noto: Monferrato DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 90%, Barbera 10%, Red. Boeri's Monferrato Nebbiolo with a little Barbera, dedicated to grandfather Giovanni, nicknamed Noto. 3,000 to 4,000 bottles a year at 14% vol, suggested cellaring of 12 to 15 years.
  • Pörlapà: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. Boeri's flagship Barbera d'Asti Superiore, the family's first wine under their own label, from the oldest vineyard, planted in 1936. About 10,000 to 12,000 bottles a year at 14.5% vol, with a suggested cellaring of 15…
  • Ribota: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato 100%, Sweet. A sweet, effervescent Moscato d'Asti named after the Piedmontese 'fare una ribota', to gather with friends and celebrate. About 12,000 bottles a year at 5.5% vol, suggested cellaring of 1 to 2 years.
  • Spumante Brut: Spumante Brut (Metodo Charmat), Sparkling. A light, dry Charmat-method sparkling with a fine bubble and a persistent finish. About 2,000 bottles a year at 12% vol.
  • Spumante Rosé Brut: Spumante Rosé Brut (Metodo Classico), Sparkling. A light powder-pink Classic Method rosé sparkling, 30 months on the lees in bottle. About 2,000 bottles a year at 12% vol.