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Cooperativa Vallebelbo

Cooperativa Vallebelbo

Vallebelbo is a growers' cooperative founded in 1956 by winegrowers from the Belbo valley, now bringing together around 160 member families who farm just over 500 hectares of vineyard in the Langhe hills around Santo Stefano Belbo. The co-op manages the whole chain, from grapes to bottling to sale, and built its reputation on Moscato d'Asti before investing heavily in Barbera from the 1980s onward. The wines are sorted into several ranges: Collezione '56, the top tier of five labels including an Alta Langa metodo classico; Le Filere, an everyday range spanning Barolo, Barbaresco, Roero Arneis and more; sparkling lines under the Vallebelbo and San Maurizio names; Lever du Soleil, a single Moscato d'Asti; and Cesare Pavese, a line named for the celebrated writer born in this same valley. Santo Stefano Belbo sits in hills that became part of a UNESCO World Heritage vineyard landscape in 2014.

At a glance

Region
Langhe, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Via Cossano, 2/A, 12058 Santo Stefano Belbo (CN)
Tours
Not listed
Tastings
Not listed
Wines listed
36
Website
https://www.vallebelbo.it/

Visits & tastings

Vallebelbo doesn't run guided tastings or cellar tours; the way to explore the range in person is the estate's Wine Boutique, a shop for the full lineup and a selection of local gastronomic products.

Good to know

  • Wine Boutique open Mon to Thu 8:30 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 18:00
  • Fri 8:30 to 12:30 and 14:00 to 17:00
  • Sat 9:00 to 12:00, closed Sundays

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Wines from Cooperativa Vallebelbo

  • Cesare Pavese Alta Langa Brut: Alta Langa DOCG, Pinot Nero 85%, Chardonnay 15%, Sparkling. A tribute to the writer Cesare Pavese, who dedicated many enduring works to his home town of Santo Stefano Belbo and its people, this metodo classico comes from high-altitude vineyards and gives a fresh sensory profile…
  • Cesare Pavese Barbaresco: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A Barbaresco of sensory precision, with clean fruity and spiced aromas, balanced and enjoyable, that underlines the character of its well-sited vineyards. Part of the Cesare Pavese line, with its own distinctive label.
  • Cesare Pavese Barbera d'Asti Superiore: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A wine essential to understanding Piemonte's winemaking identity, pairing immediate drinkability with the complexity of the region's best grapes. Part of the Cesare Pavese line, with its own distinctive label.
  • Cesare Pavese Barolo: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A wine of complex refinement, its bouquet unfolding from ripe forest fruit toward balsamic notes and hints of liquorice. Part of the Cesare Pavese line, with its own distinctive label.
  • Cesare Pavese Dolcetto d'Alba: Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. This Dolcetto d'Alba captures the fragrance and immediacy of the native red grape, with an energetic, lively character. Part of the Cesare Pavese line, with its own distinctive label.
  • Cesare Pavese Metodo Classico Brut: Vino Spumante, Pinot Nero 85%, Chardonnay 15%, Sparkling. The Cesare Pavese Metodo Classico Brut unites pinot nero's vinous character with chardonnay's silkiness, giving an elegant wine with real sapidity and acidity.
  • Cesare Pavese Moscato d'Asti: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato Bianco 100%, Sparkling. Made from moscato bianco, Piemonte's oldest traditional variety, this is an intensely perfumed, notably easy-drinking wine thanks to its low alcohol. Part of the Cesare Pavese line, with its own distinctive label.
  • Cesare Pavese Roero Arneis: Roero Arneis DOCG, Arneis 100%, White. Marked by light minerality and a delicate floral bouquet, this Roero Arneis reflects the sandy, marine-origin soils it comes from. Part of the Cesare Pavese line, with its own distinctive label.
  • Collezione 56 Alta Langa Extra Brut: Alta Langa DOCG, Pinot Nero 85%, Chardonnay 15%, Sparkling. The Alta Langa Extra Brut from Collezione '56 grew out of an ambitious sparkling wine project at Cooperativa Vallebelbo. It is a metodo classico shaped by years of agronomic and winemaking experience, made in a limited…
  • Collezione 56 Asti Metodo Classico: Asti DOCG, Moscato Bianco 100%, Sparkling. Collezione '56's Asti DOCG Metodo Classico is made from 100% moscato bianco, the native Piemonte grape for which Santo Stefano Belbo is a key growing area recognised worldwide.
  • Collezione 56 Barbera d'Asti Superiore: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. For this Barbera d'Asti Superiore, Cooperativa Vallebelbo drew up an agronomic protocol built around a strict selection of well-sited parcels, followed by wood ageing to bring out the variety's fruit and spice.
  • Collezione 56 Langhe Chardonnay En Fût: Langhe DOC, Chardonnay 100%, White. The most distinctive wine in Collezione '56, this Langhe Chardonnay follows a French-inspired winemaking style shaped by careful grape selection, while keeping the character of its home territory.
  • Collezione 56 Moscato d'Asti Canelli: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato Bianco 100%, Sparkling. Collezione '56's Moscato d'Asti Canelli sums up Cooperativa Vallebelbo's long work with the moscato grape, drawn from the roughly 500 hectares its growers tend on the hills around Santo Stefano Belbo.
  • Le Filere Barbaresco: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A complex Barbaresco from the Le Filere range, with a medium-bodied, appealingly balsamic structure on the palate.
  • Le Filere Barbera d'Asti: Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A young, lively Barbera d'Asti from the Le Filere range, built to capture the variety's fresh, fruity, easygoing character.
  • Le Filere Barolo: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. An intensely aromatic Barolo from the Le Filere range, structured without excess, built to highlight the vitality of the nebbiolo grape.
  • Le Filere Dolcetto d'Alba: Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. A Dolcetto d'Alba from the Le Filere range that stays close to the variety's character, fruity with intriguing spiced notes.
  • Le Filere Langhe Arneis: Langhe DOC, Arneis 100%, White. The native arneis grape shows marked acidity and aromatic lift in this Le Filere white.
  • Le Filere Langhe Chardonnay: Langhe DOC, Chardonnay 100%, White. A well-balanced, elegant white from the Le Filere range with good complexity and length, poised between freshness and structure.
  • Le Filere Langhe Nebbiolo: Langhe DOC, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A very varietal, delicate Langhe Nebbiolo from the Le Filere range, with fruity, lightly spiced notes that bring out the grape's complexity.
  • Le Filere Moscato d'Asti: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato Bianco 100%, Sparkling. A sweet, well-balanced and surprisingly fresh Moscato d'Asti, a classic with real vivacity from the Le Filere range.
  • Le Filere Roero Arneis: Roero Arneis DOCG, Arneis 100%, White. Vinified entirely in steel to bring out the variety's character, this Roero Arneis from the Le Filere range is inviting and mineral.
  • Lever du Soleil: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato Bianco 100%, Sparkling. Lever du Soleil is Vallebelbo's dedicated Moscato d'Asti label, a sweet, lightly sparkling wine with a young, joyful, exuberant character. The French name, meaning sunrise, followed a trip to France that left the…
  • San Maurizio Asti: Asti DOCG, Moscato Bianco 100%, Sparkling. San Maurizio's Asti is made from moscato grapes grown on limestone soils, its sweetness balanced by a pleasant freshness.
  • San Maurizio Brachetto d'Acqui: Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG, Brachetto 100%, Sparkling. A lively, fresh, easy-drinking sparkling red, its sweetness kept in check by a light, vibrant acidity.
  • San Maurizio Cuvée Brut: Vino Spumante, Sparkling. A brut sparkling wine notable for its fresh aromatics and rich fruit.
  • San Maurizio Cuvée Extra Dry: Vino Spumante, Sparkling. A dynamic extra dry sparkling wine, bottled in a distinctive shaped glass bottle.
  • San Maurizio Moscato Spumante: Vino Spumante, Moscato Bianco 100%, Sparkling. A sparkling wine built to show off the layered fragrance of the moscato grape, inviting with a juicy, fresh style.
  • San Maurizio Rose Extra Dry: Vino Spumante, Sparkling. A fragrant, lively rose extra dry with a bouquet of raspberry, wild strawberry and cherry, and an appealing delicacy.
  • Vallebelbo Asti: Asti DOCG, Moscato Bianco 100%, Sparkling. This Asti spumante is made from moscato grapes grown on limestone soils, giving a sweetness balanced by a pleasant note of freshness.
  • Vallebelbo Cuvée Brut: Vino Spumante, Sparkling. An exuberant, notably persistent sparkling wine with good acid-mineral backbone.
  • Vallebelbo Dolce Spumante: Vino Spumante, Sparkling. A sparkling wine built to show off the grapes' full fragrance, inviting with a juicy, fresh style.
  • Vallebelbo Moscato Spumante: Vino Spumante, Moscato Bianco 100%, Sparkling. A sparkling wine of pleasant body and layered fragrance that brings out the dynamic, fruity character of the moscato grape.
  • Vallebelbo Moscato Spumante Pink: Vino Spumante, Sparkling. Notable for its colour and freshness, Moscato Pink balances sweetness and acidity in a delicate, characterful sparkling wine.
  • Vallebelbo Piemonte Brachetto: Piemonte DOC Brachetto, Brachetto 100%, Sparkling. A sweet sparkling wine kept from being cloying by its acid backbone, expressive and lively on the palate.
  • Vallebelbo Rose Extra Dry: Vino Spumante, Sparkling. A fragrant, lively rose extra dry with a bouquet of raspberry, wild strawberry and cherry, and an appealing delicacy.