Piero Benevelli
The family-run Langhe winery Piero Benevelli is one of the emerging stars of the municipality of Monforte d’Alba, a noble wine-growing territory that has Barolo as its flagship wine. Although the success is relatively recent, the Benevelli family has been producing wine since 1978, the year in which Piero Benevelli founded his winery in the San Giuseppe area, east of Monforte. Today the estate is run by his son Massimo, who started working with his father as a child and is supported by his wife and mother.
The just over 10 hectares of the Piero Benevelli estate are dedicated to the main grape varieties of the Langhe, namely Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, and Barbera. The vines, some of which are over 50 years old, are all rooted in marl-limestone soils and are managed sustainably, excluding the use of systemic products, herbicides, and chemical fertilizers. The same genuine approach is adopted in the winery through a non-interventionist enology that employs spontaneous fermentations in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks.accompanied by prolonged macerations on the skins for the Nebbiolo da Barolo, during which periodic pump-overs are performed and the submerged cap technique is adopted. The resulting long aging periods take place in neutral French oak barrels of medium and large capacity, such as 500-liter tonneaux and large barrels of 35 and 40 hectoliters. For the Langhe Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, and Barbera d’Alba, the duration of maceration and aging is shortened in order to obtain expressions of greater accessibility. Furthermore, throughout the entire process, the use of clarification operations is banned.
The Barolo from the Piero Benevelli winery can boast prestigious Additional Geographical Mentions on the label such as ‘Mosconi’, ‘Le Coste di Monforte’, and ‘Ravera di Monforte’, the latter being a historic cru of the estate, all vineyards of Monforte d’Alba located on the slope facing Serralunga. They are powerful and structured Barolos that perfectly reflect the tannic and muscular style of Monforte, destined for a long and prosperous.life.
The family-run Langhe winery Piero Benevelli is one of the emerging stars of the municipality of Monforte d’Alba, a noble wine-growing territory that has Barolo as its flagship wine. Although the success is relatively recent, the Benevelli family has been producing wine since 1978, the year in which Piero Benevelli founded his winery in the San Giuseppe area, east of Monforte. Today the estate is run by his son Massimo, who started working with his father as a child and is supported by his wife and mother.
The just over 10 hectares of the Piero Benevelli estate are dedicated to the main grape varieties of the Langhe, namely Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, and Barbera. The vines, some of which are over 50 years old, are all rooted in marl-limestone soils and are managed sustainably, excluding the use of systemic products, herbicides, and chemical fertilizers. The same genuine approach is adopted in the winery through a non-interventionist enology that employs spontaneous fermentations in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks.accompanied by prolonged macerations on the skins for the Nebbiolo da Barolo, during which periodic pump-overs are performed and the submerged cap technique is adopted. The resulting long aging periods take place in neutral French oak barrels of medium and large capacity, such as 500-liter tonneaux and large barrels of 35 and 40 hectoliters. For the Langhe Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, and Barbera d’Alba, the duration of maceration and aging is shortened in order to obtain expressions of greater accessibility. Furthermore, throughout the entire process, the use of clarification operations is banned.
The Barolo from the Piero Benevelli winery can boast prestigious Additional Geographical Mentions on the label such as ‘Mosconi’, ‘Le Coste di Monforte’, and ‘Ravera di Monforte’, the latter being a historic cru of the estate, all vineyards of Monforte d’Alba located on the slope facing Serralunga. They are powerful and structured Barolos that perfectly reflect the tannic and muscular style of Monforte, destined for a long and prosperous.life.
