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Podere ai Valloni

Podere ai Valloni

Podere ai Valloni is a family estate on a hill above Boca, in the Novara part of Alto Piemonte. Guido and Cristiana Sertorio took over the abandoned house and vineyard in 1980 and named it Vigna Cristiana; today Anna and her husband Andrea run it, with the next generation coming up. The farmhouse is built around an 18th-century observatory, with the woods of the Monte Fenera natural park behind it. The three hectares of Guyot-trained vines stand at 480 metres on volcanic porphyry, and the estate has been certified organic since 2011. It makes about 12,000 bottles a year from its own grapes: Boca, the estate's first wine, blended from Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Uva Rara and aged in large oak, plus Gratus, Péperi and Sass Russ. Boca is one of the small Nebbiolo appellations of Novara province, and the porphyry here is the remains of the Valsesia supervolcano.

At a glance

Region
Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Via Traversagna 1, 28010 Boca (NO)
Winemaker
Anna and Andrea
Tours
Not listed
Tastings
Not listed
Wines listed
4
Website
https://www.podereaivalloni.wine/

Visits & tastings

A visit here means walking the vines, seeing the cellar with its large oak barrels and tasting the wines in the estate's tasting rooms, in any season. Contact the estate first to arrange it.

Good to know

  • Visits by arrangement, for enthusiasts and groups; experiences can be tailored
  • Office hours Mon, Wed, Fri 9:00 to 14:00, Tue and Thu 9:00 to 17:00

Contact

Wines from Podere ai Valloni

  • Boca Vigna Cristiana: Boca DOC, Nebbiolo 70%, Vespolina 20%, Uva Rara 10%, Red. The estate's first wine and a historic Boca blend of Nebbiolo, Vespolina and Uva Rara, aged in large oak. Long-lived, it can stay in form for over twenty years.
  • Gratus: Colline Novaresi DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 85%, Vespolina 15%, Red. The first certified organic wine in the Boca area, mostly Nebbiolo with Vespolina. A harmonious, well-structured red aged in oak.
  • Péperi: Vino Rosso, Red. An organic everyday red made only from the estate's own grapes, fresh and peppery with a saline finish.
  • Sass Russ: Vino Rosso, Red. An organic everyday red from the estate's own grapes, suited to an aperitif or a full meal, and good served cool.