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Malabaila di Canale

Malabaila di Canale

The Malabaila are a noble family from Asti present in the Canale area since the 1200s, with the family's first vineyard purchase documented in 1362. Today the estate is run by Lucrezia Carrega Malabaila, a direct descendant, together with Valerio Alfredo Falletti. The property covers about 65 hectares, of which 22 are planted to vineyard, with the rest occupied by hazelnut groves and oak and chestnut woods. The estate follows a philosophy of respecting tradition, the environment and biodiversity, avoiding herbicides and using natural fertilization, and each wine label carries an original painting by Lucrezia.

At a glance

Region
Roero, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Via Madonna dei Cavalli 93, 12043 Canale (CN)
Tours
Available
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
14
Website
https://malabaila.com/

Visits & tastings

Visits are booked through a request form on the website, and the winery confirms availability afterwards. Tours run in Italian, English or German on request, and tastings are also sold as gift vouchers.

Tastings

  • Profili di Sabbia · 3 wines · €20
  • Sguardo al Passato · Profili di Sabbia plus one premium vintage wine · €25
  • Perlage del Roero · Sguardo al Passato plus a Metodo Classico sparkling · €29
  • Sfumature d'Annata · Metodo Classico base Nebbiolo, Roero DOCG Bric Volta and two older vintages of Roero DOCG Riserva Castelletto · €50

Tours

  • Tour e degustazione · cellar, hand-dug tufa cave and vineyards
  • Trekking tra i vigneti · walk through vineyards, hazelnut groves and woods with a route map · cellar visit and tasting on request

Food & stay

  • Local baked goods with every tasting · optional cured meat and cheese board · +€4 per person

Contact

Wines from Malabaila di Canale

  • 1362: Metodo Classico Pas Dosé, Sparkling. Metodo Classico Pas Dosé 1362 is Malabaila's classic-method sparkling wine, a blend of two native Roero grape varieties aged about five years on the lees, named after a 1362 document recording the family's first…
  • Aja: Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo, Red. Langhe DOC Nebbiolo Aja comes from a recently replanted vineyard on Bricco della Volta with loose marine-origin sandy soils, giving a young, fresh, approachable Nebbiolo.
  • Birbét: Mosto Parzialmente Fermentato, Sweet. Birbét is a traditional low-alcohol, partially fermented sweet wine made from an aromatic, long-clustered grape typical of the area, historically served at festive, convivial occasions.
  • Bric Merli: Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC, Nebbiolo, Red. Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC Bric Merli comes from land historically tied to the Malabaila family, documented since 1583, and is aged in large oak for a classic, elegant style.
  • Bric Volta: Roero DOCG, Nebbiolo, Red. Roero DOCG Bric Volta is a Nebbiolo from the historic Masseria della Volta vineyard, first recorded in 1583, aged in large oak for structure and elegance.
  • Cardunaj: Vino Rosso, Red. Cardunaj is a dry red wine made from an indigenous Roero grape variety traditionally vinified sweet, here reinterpreted in a fresher, dry style.
  • Castelletto: Roero DOCG Riserva, Nebbiolo, Red. Roero DOCG Riserva Castelletto comes from the vineyard purchased by the Malabaila family in 1362, their first property; clay-and-sand soils give an intense, complex wine capable of long aging.
  • Giardino: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera, Red. Barbera d'Alba DOC Giardino takes its name from a historic garden behind the Bric Merli farmhouse; Barbera is one of Piedmont's most widespread and representative grape varieties.
  • Le Tre: Roero Arneis DOCG, Arneis, White. Roero Arneis DOCG Le Tre blends grapes from three vineyards with similar characteristics, chosen to give a classic expression of Roero Arneis and of the estate's winemaking history.
  • Mare: Langhe DOC Favorita, Favorita, White. Langhe DOC Favorita Mare comes from a steep, well-exposed hillside vineyard with loose marine-origin soils dating to the Pliocene; Favorita, alongside Arneis, is considered native to Roero.
  • Mezzavilla: Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC, Barbera, Red. Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC Mezzavilla comes from a vineyard in the family's possession since 1508 and planted in 1963; aging in tonneaux gives structure, complexity and elegance.
  • Nebbiolo d'Alba Spumante Rosé: Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC, Nebbiolo, Sparkling. Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC Spumante Rosé is a rosé sparkling wine made from Nebbiolo using the classic method with 60 months on the lees, in Pas Dosé style.
  • Pradvaj: Roero Arneis DOCG, Arneis, White. Roero Arneis Pradvaj comes exclusively from the historic Pradvaj vineyard, purchased by the Malabaila family in 1508; old vines and fossil-rich soils give it greater structure and persistence.
  • Primavera: Langhe DOC Rosato, Rosé. Langhe DOC Rosato Primavera is a fresh, elegant rosé with floral and berry aromas, versatile with shellfish and fish.