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Searching for the stylistic balance between Arneis and Nebbiolo

Alberto Oggero

Piedmont, Italy

Winery Details

Location

Piedmont, Italy

Founded

2001

Known For

Roero Arneis, Nebbiolo

Appellation

Piedmont

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The Story

Alberto is the 3rd generation of his family to farm these lands in the Roero. Beginning his winemaking career in the early 2000's, Alberto set to work bringing his family's vineyards back to life. Over the past 15 years, he has been honing his knowledge of two noble grapes, Arneis and Nebbiolo. The 100 year old vines clinging to the terraced slopes gives you a true sense of place when walking Alberto's property. The Roero plays second chair to many of the other famed regions of Piemonte. With the belief that copying the fame of another is no way to make wine, Alberto's spearheads a movement within the region to promote the Nebbiolo of Roero as its own expression. To that end, Oggero's wines are deep and complex, yet approachable, truly showcasing the unique terroir of Roero. To Alberto, he is a simple farmer. Sticking his hands in the dirt and making wine in the old carriage house of the family farm.
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The Values

We asked ourselves if it was possible to think of Nebbiolo as a daily table wine, ignoring the old vision that sees it as a wine for special occasions or rich dishes. And at the same time, if we could consider Arneis like a sort of Nebbiolo Bianco, elevating it from the common perception of a simple wine suited only for a summer aperitivo. The priority is drinkability, with one eye on territoriality for Roero Bianco and for Sandro, the first two wines we made. Two bottles that are perfectly interchangeable, at any meal, with drinkability our foremost concern, while always considering the territory they come from, and thus promoting its savory properties. The priority is territoriality, with one eye on drinkability for the two labels we simply call Roero and Roero Riserva. The difference between these two labels is made by the vine: not the intensity of the processing nor any extended refinement.
From the winery
My grandfather always told me I was hasty. When I started to make wine I understood that I was no longer in control of time. Planting new vines means being able to sell their fruit seven years later; that’s nature’s rhythm, and you have to make peace with it if you want to work with it.