Alto Piemonte · Winery · Curated profile
Francesco Brigatti
Azienda Agricola Francesco Brigatti is a family winery in Suno, in the Colline Novaresi area of Alto Piemonte, founded in the early 1900s by Alessandro Brigatti, grandfather of current owner Francesco, who first planted vines on the MötZiflon hillside alongside the family's existing grain farming. The estate farms six hectares across three hillsides (MötZiflon, Mötfrei and Campazzi), guyot-trained and hand-harvested, growing Nebbiolo, Vespolina, Uva Rara, Barbera and native white varieties under integrated pest management with only mechanical grass control and no chemical products. The cellar is split into three areas: an older building with concrete tanks for long skin maceration of the Nebbiolo, a newer bottling and storage area, and an underground room six metres deep, kept at constant temperature and humidity, holding 3,000-litre Slavonian oak casks, 1,500-litre French oak casks and tonneaux for aging red wines.
At a glance
- Region
- Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
- Address
- Via Olmi, 31, 28019 Suno (NO)
- Winemaker
- Francesco Brigatti
- Tours
- Available
- Tastings
- Available
- Wines listed
- 7
- Website
- https://www.vinibrigatti.com
Visits & tastings
Visits and tastings at the cellar in Suno are arranged by phone or email, so book ahead.
Tastings
- Cellar tasting · by booking
Tours
- Cellar visit · by booking
Good to know
- Cellar hours: Mon to Fri 8:00 to 18:00, Sat 8:00 to 14:00, Sun by appointment
Contact
- +39 0322 85037
- info@vinibrigatti.com
- Book a visit
- Via Olmi 31, 28019 Suno (NO)
Wines from Francesco Brigatti
- Campazzi: Colline Novaresi DOC Barbera, Barbera 100%, Red. Campazzi, meaning 'bad field' after land once thought unsuitable for grain, is Brigatti's 100% Barbera Colline Novaresi DOC, aged 6 months in French oak tonneaux with batonnage.
- Maria: Colline Novaresi DOC Vespolina, Vespolina 100%, Red. Maria is a single-variety Vespolina named by Francesco Brigatti after his daughter, prized for the grape's naturally peppery, spicy character.
- Mötfrei: Colline Novaresi DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Mötfrei, meaning 'hill of porcini mushrooms', is a single-variety Nebbiolo Colline Novaresi DOC aged 18 months in French oak tonneaux rather than the traditional large cask.
- Mottobello: Colline Novaresi DOC Bianco, White. Mottobello, meaning 'beautiful hill', is Brigatti's white Colline Novaresi DOC, made from native white grapes from a 1-hectare, south-west facing vineyard, dry and food-versatile.
- MötZiflon: Colline Novaresi DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 85%, Vespolina 10%, Uva Rara 5%, Red. MötZiflon, meaning 'hill of birdsong' in the local dialect, is Brigatti's most representative wine: Nebbiolo (85%) blended with Vespolina (10%) and Uva Rara (5%), aged 20 months in Slavonian oak.
- Oltre il Bosco: Ghemme DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Oltre il Bosco is Francesco Brigatti's Ghemme DOCG, a single-variety Nebbiolo from a 0.5-hectare, south-facing vineyard between Suno and Ghemme, aged 24 months in Slavonian oak and known for its aging potential.
- Selvalunga: Colline Novaresi DOC Uva Rara, Uva Rara 100%, Red. Selvalunga, meaning 'long wood', is a Colline Novaresi DOC made from 100% Uva Rara, an easy-drinking, versatile red intended for everyday enjoyment.