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Artisanal wines from organically grown grapes, with commitment to Freisa

Ca’ Del Prete

Piedmont, Italy

Winery Details

Location

Piedmont, Italy

Founded

1986

Known For

Friesa

Appellation

Piedmont

Certifications/Farming Practices

Certified Organic

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The Story

In 1986 Giorgio Ferrero became the owner of the family farm that has been producing wine in Pino d'Asti for four generations, implements the method of organic farming. Since 2014, Luca Ferrero (Giorgio's nephew) has owned and operated the winery. In recent years Luca, while remaining firmly within the organic certification, has implemented new methodologies ranging from the vineyard to the cellar. He defines his wines as "artisanal from organically grown grapes". Artisanal because they are produced without the use (or at least minimal) of technology, chemical adjuvants and with small additions of preservatives only at bottling. Freisa has always been cultivated on his hills. His ancestors sensed first of all the very high potential that would have linked this vine to this micro territory. Luca believes Freisa is the vehicle to bring to the fore the amazing terroir in which he lives. Rustic, a bit rough, definitely not postcard-like. When asking Luca to describe his grape's place in Piemontese wines, he states; "Freisa is a sixteen-year-old rebel, with creativity, desire to discover the world and make new experiences. It just needs places and people ready to welcome it to make it explode definitively."
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The Values

Freisa has always been cultivated on our hills. Our ancestors first of all understood the very high potential that linking this vine to this micro territory would have. The soils of Pino d'Asti and the adjacent hills have always been characterized by a strong presence of fossil residues testifying to their past as seabeds. Limestone, sand and springs of silt and clay scattered here and there. A unique microclimate contributes to making this territory special for Freisa. Mild in winter and breezy in summer. Enough to make the cultivation of olive trees possible and still active. This is precisely why we have always found Freisa grown in the best plots. Leaving the other vines at the bottom of the valley and on the mid-ridges. Barbera, Malvasia and in some cases Nebbiolo.
From the winery
Green reigns in the vineyards. We have always done grassing to avoid run-off and erosion of the soil and it is very useful for having lower temperatures in the summer season. Over the years, this has led to the constant presence of wild herbs, aromatic plants, flowers and a very lively fauna. Worms, birds and small insects are in symbiosis with the microsystem of the vineyard.