Piedmonte crus & producer wines

Question 1

What year did Barbaresco & Barolo formerly recognize the single-vineyards of their respective communes

Answer 1

2007 (Barbaresco/Langhe/Roero)
2010 (Barolo)

Question 2

When was the inaugural vintage for Angelo Gaja’s Sori Tildin single vineyard Barbaresco produced?

Answer 2

1970

Question 3

When was the inaugural vintage for Produttori del Barbaresco Rabajà?

Answer 3

1967- First year they began producing single vineyard wines

Question 4

Which single vineyard Barolo from Vietti is considered their most modern in style?

Answer 4

Barolo Lazzaretto (fermented in stainless steel and aged in French barrique)

Question 5

In 1977 what producer made Italy’s first single vineyard Moscato (in the Moscato d’Asti DOCG), “Moscato Bricco Quaglia”.

Answer 5

La Spinetta- first vintage: 1977

Question 6

The Dolcetto cru of Boschi di Berri are the oldest known Dolcetto vines in Italy produced by whom?

Answer 6

Marcarini- .5 ha planted in the 1800’s on their own roots (escaped the scourge of phylloxera due to the vineyards notably sandy soils.)

Question 7

Santo Stefano Barbaresco cru is a monopole of which producer?

Answer 7

Castello di Neive

Question 8

Name the producer who historically elevated the renowned Cannubi Boschis?

Answer 8

Luciano Sandrone

Question 9

What’s the new name of Sandrone’s Cannubi Boschis?

Answer 9

Re-named “Aleste” in 2013 (conjunction of his two children’s name Alessia and Stefano)

Question 10

Which cru, located next to Falletto, is made mostly by Pio Cesare?

Answer 10

Ornato, in Serralunga d’Alba

Question 11

Name three Produtorri del Barbaresco top crus

Answer 11

Rabaja, Asili, Ovello, Montestefano, Montefico (nine single vineyards total)

Question 12

Name five single vineyards with Castiglione Falleto

Answer 12

Bricco Rocche, Villero, Monprivato, Fiasco, Mariendine, Pira, Rivera

Question 13

Name a producer of the single vineyard within Castiglione Falletto

Answer 13

Giuseppe Mascarello, Vietti, Brovia, Oddero

Question 14

Name five single vineyards within Castiglione Falleto

Answer 14

Bricco Rocche, Villero, Monprivato, Fiasco, Mariendine, Pira, Rivera

Question 15

Novantesimo is the top Barolo Reserve bottling made from a blend of historic single vineyards from which iconic producer? (When was last vintage release?)

Answer 15

Paolo Scavino (2011) to celebrate the 90th anniversary and used the same label as grandfather Lorenzo.

Question 16

When did Roberto Voerzio create his winery and where was it?

Answer 16

1986 in La Morra

Question 17

What’s the top wine of Poderi Aldo Conterno produces and how long is it aged in cellar before release?

Answer 17

Gran Bussia; Nine years +