Elio Altare
Viticoltore
Borolo 2008

Elio Altare is one of Italy's greatest winemakers; his wines have come to define the changes that have taken place in Barolo over the last 30 years. He inspired a generationof younger producers to commit to quality in the vineyards and bottle their own estate wines. The changes Elio championed in the 70's: green harvesting, organic farming, and shorter macerations are commonplace today and have made Barolo a more rich, diverse and higher quality wine producing region. Altare Barolo, Barolo Arborina and Barolo Brunate are among the most prized wines of the area and put the supple, fragrant qualities of La Morra commune on display. They're sensuous, rich and age-worthy wines. In 2005 Elio released his first vintage of Barolo Cerretta, from the Serralunga commune in the eastern valley, where the soils influence the wines in very different ways than La Morra. It will be great to witness his hands and philosophies at play with vineyards from another commune.

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