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Bel Colle

Verduno · Cuneo (CN)
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Established
1975
Franco and Carlo Pontiglione with Giuseppe Priola
Yearly production
estate (Barolo)
Location
Verduno, province of Cuneo — on the Borgo Castagni hill in the Barolo commune of Verduno
Cuneo (CN)
Vineyard area
Nebbiolo for Barolo in Monvigliero and Borgo Castagni (Verduno) and Bussia (Monforte), plus Verduno Pelaverga

Appellations

Barolo DOCGVerduno Pelaverga o Verduno DOCLanghe DOC

History

Bel Colle was founded in 1975 on the Borgo Castagni hill of Verduno by the brothers Franco and Carlo Pontiglione together with Giuseppe Priola, with the aim of making quality wines rooted in local tradition.

The oenologist Paolo Torchio led the winery from 1980 to 2015, making Bel Colle one of Verduno's most important estates and the first Italian producer of Verduno Pelaverga, a symbol of the area's rebirth.

In 2015 the Bosio family, four-generation producers from Santo Stefano Belbo, acquired Bel Colle; its vineyards include Monvigliero and Borgo Castagni at Verduno and Bussia at Monforte d'Alba.

Wines

Illustrative selection
Barolo Monvigliero
Barolo DOCG · Nebbiolo
From Verduno's leading Monvigliero cru.
Verduno Pelaverga
Verduno Pelaverga o Verduno DOC · Pelaverga Piccolo
Bel Colle was the first to bottle Verduno's native Pelaverga.
Barolo
Barolo DOCG · Nebbiolo
The estate's classic Barolo.
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