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Cecilia Monte

Cecilia Monte

Cecilia Monte runs a small family estate in Neive, on the northern edge of the Barbaresco zone. She took over the family vineyards in 2000, straight after university, turning grapes that had long been sold off into wine bottled under her own name; her father Paolo still works alongside her. The estate farms about 3.5 hectares in the Serracapelli hamlet, some rows around 50 years old, growing Dolcetto, Barbera and, above all, Nebbiolo. From this fruit come five wines: Dolcetto d'Alba Montubert, Barbera d'Alba Maria Teresa, Langhe Nebbiolo Ca' di Monti, and two Barbaresco crus from Serracapelli, one of them dedicated to Paolo and drawn from the oldest, most distinctive rows he set aside himself. Neive is one of the four communes of the Barbaresco DOCG, and Serracapelli sits at its cooler, northern limit, bordering the hazelnut groves of Castagnole Lanze.

At a glance

Region
Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Via Serracapelli 17, 12052 Neive (CN)
Winemaker
Cecilia Monte
Tours
Available
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
5
Website
https://www.ceciliamonte.it/

Visits & tastings

A visit here means the small cellar in Neive and a tasting room that looks out over the Langhe hills. Every visit is arranged in advance through the estate's booking form.

Tours

  • Classic · cellar tour with a tasting of 3 wines · €15 per person
  • Country · picnic in the vineyards with a basket of local specialities, wine chosen on delivery, plus a cellar visit · €30 per person, wine not included
  • Full experience · private lunch or dinner at the cellar with the menu arranged together, plus a visit · price on request

Good to know

  • A wine purchase of €100 or more per person offsets the cost of the visit
  • The Barbaresco Dedicato a Paolo is not included in tastings

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Wines from Cecilia Monte

  • Cà di Monti: Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A Langhe Nebbiolo from vineyards planted in the early 2000s, macerated for about 10 days at controlled temperature and aged mainly in steel to preserve its freshness and drinkability.
  • Maria Teresa: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. A single-vineyard Barbera d'Alba from vine rows around 50 years old, fermented on the skins for about a week with frequent pumping-over, then aged in wood before release.
  • Montubert: Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. A single-varietal Dolcetto d'Alba, harvested in mid-September to preserve its aromatic character, fermented and aged entirely in steel, then given a rest in bottle before release.
  • Serracapelli: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A single-cru Barbaresco from the Serracapelli amphitheatre facing the Torre di Barbaresco, harvested in the first week of October and aged for 12 months in French oak after fermentation in steel.
  • Serracapelli Dedicato a Paolo: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A single-parcel Barbaresco from old vines in the Serracapelli cru that Paolo Monte always considered the vineyard's most distinctive, hand-harvested by mid-October and produced in very limited quantities.