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Elio Altare

Elio Altare

Elio Altare has farmed in La Morra since 1948, when Elio's grandfather Giuseppe bought a small holding of about five hectares planted with Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto. A trip to Burgundy in January 1976 convinced Elio to change course: shorter skin macerations and French barriques replaced the old large casks, a break so sharp that his father disinherited him before his death in 1985. Elio bought back the family's land and cellar and kept going. Today the estate farms about ten hectares, making roughly 70,000 bottles a year, run with wife Lucia and daughter Silvia. It is best known for single-vineyard Barolo from Arborina, Brunate and Cannubi around La Morra and Barolo, and from Cerretta in Serralunga d'Alba, fermented with native yeasts and left unfiltered. La Morra sits on the north-western side of the Barolo DOCG zone, where sandier soils tend to give Nebbiolo a softer, more perfumed style than the denser wines grown around Serralunga to the east.

At a glance

Region
Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Frazione Annunziata 51, 12064 La Morra (CN)
Winemaker
Elio Altare
Tours
Not listed
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
13
Website
https://www.elioaltare.com

Visits & tastings

Elio Altare receives cellar visits by appointment only, reserved for wine trade professionals and arranged through your importer or sales agent rather than booked directly with the estate.

Tastings

  • Cellar visit and tasting · by appointment · trade only · arranged through your importer or agent

Good to know

  • Open to wine trade professionals only, not the general public
  • Contact your local importer or sales agent to request a booking

Contact

Wines from Elio Altare

  • Arborina: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Elio Altare's single-vineyard Barolo from the Arborina cru in La Morra, made in 4,000 to 5,000 bottles.
  • Barbera d'Alba: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera, Red. Elio Altare's Barbera d'Alba, grown in La Morra with about 15,000 bottles produced a year.
  • Barolo: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Elio Altare's estate Barolo, a blend of Nebbiolo from vineyards in La Morra, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d'Alba and Barolo, with about 10,000 bottles produced.
  • Brunate: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Elio Altare's single-vineyard Barolo from the Brunate cru in La Morra, made in 1,200 to 1,500 bottles from vines aged 20 to 90 years; the site states the last vintage produced was 2011.
  • Cannubi: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Elio Altare's single-vineyard Barolo from the Cannubi cru in the commune of Barolo, made in 1,200 to 1,500 bottles.
  • Cerretta Vigna Bricco: Barolo Riserva DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Cerretta Vigna Bricco is Elio Altare's Barolo Riserva from the Cerretta cru in Serralunga d'Alba, made in 4,000 to 5,000 bottles.
  • Dolcetto d'Alba: Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto, Red. Elio Altare's Dolcetto d'Alba, made in 10,000 to 15,000 bottles a year from vines averaging 20 to 40 years old.
  • Giàrborina: Langhe DOC Rosso, Nebbiolo, Red. Giarborina is Elio Altare's Nebbiolo-based Langhe Rosso from a single La Morra vineyard, made in 1,000 to 1,200 bottles.
  • L'Insieme: Vino Rosso, Red. L'Insieme is a joint red blend founded in 1997 by seven Langhe producers based around La Morra, Monforte d'Alba and Castiglione Tinella, each making about 1,000 to 2,000 of their own bottles a year (5,000 maximum) from…
  • La Villa: Langhe DOC Rosso, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Red. La Villa is Elio Altare's Barbera and Nebbiolo blend from a single La Morra vineyard, made in 1,000 to 1,500 bottles.
  • Langhe Nebbiolo: Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo, Red. Elio Altare's Langhe Nebbiolo, grown in La Morra and Monforte d'Alba, with about 15,000 bottles produced a year.
  • Larigi: Langhe DOC Rosso, Barbera, Red. Larigi is Elio Altare's Barbera-based Langhe Rosso from a single La Morra vineyard planted in 1948, made in 1,000 to 1,500 bottles.
  • Unoperuno: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Unoperuno is Elio Altare's Barolo project in which every berry is separated from the bunch by hand, made in about 1,200 bottles from a blend of grapes across all the estate's vineyards.