The Cà Grossa estate, from which the Cru of the same name (Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva) originates, is already present on the 18th-century maps kept at the State Archives of Turin and therefore represents a historical part of the Barbaresco territory. It owes its name to the fact that it is the largest single-body plot of land in the entire Barbaresco district. Where the Estate now stands, there was formerly a forest called Silva Barbarica by the Romans, hence the name Barbaresco. Among the beautiful vineyards surrounding the estate, which is located on the east side of the renowned Asili Valley, is the vineyard called San Michele Alto.

The beautiful vineyard was planted in 1978 by Michele Costa, a true agricultural pioneer and grandfather of our friend Michele Savasta Fiore, with whom we started this project. With the grapes grown and produced from this vineyard, winemaker Davide Benaglia has made this year’s wine fit to become Barbaresco D.O.C.G. Cà Grossa 2022. In the Historic Cellar, where Roman-made bricks have been unearthed, the future Barbaresco will now rest in oak barrels for a long time.

Starting this year in the Barbaresco vineyard, too, we will begin a journey toward sustainable viticulture through the implementation of all four cornerstones:

1. Regenerative agriculture: not using herbicides and chemical fertilizers, but fertilizing with organic substances.

2. Increasing biodiversity: placement of nests for passerines.

3. Integrated pest management: including biological control principles in conventional defense

4. Use of digital tools: D.S.S. i.e. a digital decision support and specifically EMAT, Forecasting model for residuals.