The Produttori was founded in the crushing poverty of the 1950s, when the parish priest organized 19 struggling growers to make wine communally. With time, the Produttori grew to about sixty members—owning the lion’s share of the greatest vineyards. Today, Produttori del Barbaresco is known for vinifying only Nebbiolo grapes grown exclusively in the vineyards of its members and is regarded as one of the most prestigious wineries in the area, an example for cooperatives all over the world.

The Produttori’s nine crus lie on steep slopes composed of the classic firm clay and limestone marl of the Langhe. In each vintage, the juice from these crus is blended to produce a single Barbaresco which is one of the great wine values not only of Italy, but the world. But in great years, part of the production of each vineyard is set aside for an additional year of aging and for separate bottling as a single-vineyard Riserva. When these Riservas are made, they constitute the quintessential examples of Barbaresco’s greatest terroirs.

The winery follows a traditional vinification process, with long macerations and ageing in large barrels: about 20 months for Barbaresco DOCG and about 30 for Barbaresco Riserva. Production totals around 55,000 cases a year, offering a perfect expression of the terroir and providing a link to a history in which noble ideals and intelligent entrepreneurial spirit have coexisted.