# Giovanni Battista Gillardi

> Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy. Winery profile from Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/giovanni-battista-gillardi).

- **Region:** Dogliani, Piemonte, Italy
- **Address:** Località Corsaletto 69, 12060 Farigliano (CN)
- **Coordinates:** 44.4989814, 7.9293381
- **Winemaker:** Giacolino Gillardi
- **Website:** https://www.gillardi.it/
- **Instagram:** @gillardiaziendaagricola
- **Tours:** not listed
- **Tastings:** available
- **Curated profile:** yes (researched in depth by Il Vino Bello)
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-02

## About

Gillardi is a four-generation family farm in the southern Langhe. The first Giovanni Battista left for Provence around 1890, traded wine there, then came home to grow Dolcetto. His son Giacomo bought Cascina Corsaletto in Farigliano in 1923, and the next Giovanni Battista began bottling under the family name in 1980 alongside his son Giacolino, now chief winemaker. New varieties went in from 1989, and the first Gillardi Barolo came out in 2011. The vineyards are farmed organically, with green manure and mechanical weeding only. The family cites 50 hectares and about 50,000 bottles a year, made in two cellars: the historic one at Corsaletto and a small one in the old centre of Barolo. The range runs from old-vine Dolcetto and Nebbiolo to Syrah and Merlot aged in used small barrels. Farigliano lies in the Dogliani zone south of Alba, where Dolcetto is the grape of the DOCG.

## Visits & tastings

Tastings are held at both of the family's cellars: the historic estate on the Corsaletto hill in Farigliano, in the southern Langhe, and a small tasting room in the old centre of Barolo.

**Tastings**
- **Tasting at the Farigliano cellar** · Cascina Corsaletto · every day by appointment
- **Tasting at the Barolo cellar** · Via Alba 11, Barolo · every day by appointment

**Good to know**
- By appointment only; contact the estate to book
- To visit the vineyards, ask through the contact details

**Contact**
- [+39 0173 76306](tel:+39017376306)
- [gillardi@gillardi.it](mailto:gillardi@gillardi.it)
- [elena@gillardi.it](mailto:elena@gillardi.it)
- Località Corsaletto 69, 12060 Farigliano (CN)

## Wines (9)

- [Barolo](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giovanni-battista-gillardi-barolo.md): Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barolo blended from two vineyards on different soils, in La Morra and Barolo. About 4,500 bottles a year.
- [Boiolo](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giovanni-battista-gillardi-boiolo.md): Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barolo from the Boiolo cru in La Morra, first made with the 2019 vintage. About 900 bottles a year.
- [Cursalet](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giovanni-battista-gillardi-cursalet.md): Dogliani DOCG, Dolcetto 100%, Red. Dolcetto from a vineyard over 85 years old in Farigliano, kept away from wood. Made in 9,000 to 11,000 bottles a year.
- [Fiore di Harys](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giovanni-battista-gillardi-fiore-di-harys.md): Langhe DOC Rosso, Syrah 50%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25%, Red. Langhe Rosso of Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, assembled from the barrels that do not become Harys or Il Merlò. About 3,000 bottles a year.
- [Harys](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giovanni-battista-gillardi-harys.md): Langhe DOC Rosso, Syrah 100%, Red. Syrah grown at 500 m in Farigliano, described by the estate as the father of Piedmont Syrahs. The label is printed in a different colour each year.
- [Il Merlò](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giovanni-battista-gillardi-il-merlo.md): Langhe DOC Rosso, Merlot 100%, Red. Merlot made only in the best years; vintages that miss the selection go mostly into Fiore di Harys. About 1,000 bottles a year.
- [Langhe Nebbiolo](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giovanni-battista-gillardi-langhe-nebbiolo.md): Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Nebbiolo from young Farigliano vineyards planted lower than the Dolcetto, aged 18 months in large oak. About 10,000 bottles a year.
- [Maestra](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giovanni-battista-gillardi-maestra.md): Dogliani DOCG, Dolcetto 100%, Red. Dogliani Dolcetto aged in steel or cement, made in about 18,000 bottles a year.
- [Vignane](https://ilvinobello.com/wines/giovanni-battista-gillardi-vignane.md): Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Old-vine Barolo from the Vignane cru, mirroring Cannubi across the valley. Made in about 1,200 bottles a year.