Giacomo Fenocchio

Wine lovers who appreciate traditional Barolos rather than modern ones will certainly be delighted by the wines of Giacomo Fenocchio. The Fenocchio family has been growing grapes and makes wine fine wines from grapes carefully grown in their vineyards on the slopes of Barolo for five generations. The family owns vineyards in the best crus of the region, including Cannubi, Villero and Bussia. They stay true to traditional know-how and expertise and have made very few changes in their winemaking style over the years as they choose to let nature dictate the pace. Definitely not fans of the new trend for woody Barolos with great extraction, the wines of Fenocchio rather represent finesse and minimalism in terms of intervention. All their red wines have a long skin contact of a minimum of 30 days. The fermentations are performed at low temperature with indigenous yeasts. The wines are then aged for several years in Slovenian barrels that bring texture and complexity without masking the Nebbiolo’s delicate and subtle aromas. Giacomo Fenocchio’s wines are great examples of how traditional winemaking Barolo techniques can result in fine, elegant wines.