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Gianfranco Bovio

Gianfranco Bovio

Bovio is a family cellar in the Annunziata hamlet of La Morra, now run by its third and fourth generations. Alessandro Bovio made wine on a small scale in the 1950s and 60s. His son Gianfranco, a restaurateur in the village, began renovating the cellar in the 1970s and released the first Nebbiolo in 1976. Daughter Alessandra and her husband Marco took over in 2014, and granddaughter Elisa joined in 2023. The range covers Dolcetto, Barbera, Langhe Nebbiolo and a barrique-fermented Chardonnay, a Barbaresco from Treiso, and a run of Barolos: a La Morra blend, single-vineyard bottlings from Arborina, Gattera, Rocchettevino and Parussi in Castiglione Falletto, and two Riservas. Macerations are long, ageing is in large oak, and the vineyards are worked without pesticides or herbicides. La Morra is one of the eleven communes of the Barolo zone, and Castiglione Falletto is another.

At a glance

Region
Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Borgata Ciotto 63, Fraz. Annunziata, 12064 La Morra (CN)
Winemaker
Gianfranco Bovio
Tours
Available
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
13
Website
https://www.cantinabovio.it/

Visits & tastings

A visit here is a guided walk through the cellar, ending with a tasting of the whole range, in the heart of Barolo country. Opening days are weekdays, Saturdays by appointment; ask for formulas and prices through the form.

Tours

  • Guided winery tour · tasting of the whole range · formulas and prices on request

Good to know

  • Mon to Fri; Sat by appointment only
  • Wine shop on site for the full range, open Mon to Fri 9:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00

Contact

Wines from Gianfranco Bovio

  • Alessandro: Langhe DOC Chardonnay, Chardonnay 100%, White. A 100% Chardonnay from the Langhe, fermented and aged in French oak barriques and bottled the summer after harvest.
  • Arborina: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A single-vineyard Barolo from the Arborina MGA, a small south-east-facing slope in La Morra. First vintage 1985.
  • Barbaresco: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A 100% Nebbiolo Barbaresco from Treiso, aged in oak and then rested in concrete.
  • Barolo del Comune di La Morra: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A 100% Nebbiolo Barolo from La Morra, aged 18 to 24 months in oak and rested in concrete.
  • Dabbene: Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. A 100% Dolcetto d'Alba fermented in stainless steel and bottled in early spring, without oak ageing.
  • Firagnetti: Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo, Red. A Langhe Nebbiolo fermented in stainless steel and aged a few months in oak barrels.
  • Gattera: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A single-vineyard Barolo from Gattera, the oldest vineyard on the estate, in the lower part of La Morra. First released in 1977 as Gattera dell'Annunziata.
  • Il Ciotto: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. A 100% Barbera d'Alba made in stainless steel and bottled in early spring.
  • Parussi: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A single-vineyard Barolo from the Parussi MGA in Castiglione Falletto, 100% Nebbiolo.
  • Regiaveja: Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. A 100% Barbera d'Alba Superiore aged about 12 months in oak. First vintage 1989.
  • Riserva De-Rieumes: Barolo DOCG Riserva, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A Barolo Riserva made from the best grapes of the estate's vineyards, only in the finest vintages and dedicated to the family's great-great-grandmother Eugenia Brezza De-Rieumes.
  • Riserva Gattera: Barolo DOCG Riserva, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A Barolo Riserva made only in the best vintages from the most historic part of the Gattera vineyard.
  • Rocchettevino: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A single-vineyard Barolo from the Rocchettevino MGA in the higher part of La Morra, 100% Nebbiolo.