The wines of Bel Colle

Bel Colle is a modern Italian winery near the town of Verduno in Piedmont. The winery was founded in 1976 and has beautifully situated vineyards on limestone-rich soils. Bel Colle makes not only Barolo and other well-known wines of the region, but also lovely wines from forgotten grapes such as Favorita, Pelaverga Piccolo and Nascetta. In 2015 the winery was taken over by the Bosio wine family, who renewed the cellar equipment and continued on the already successful path.

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Bel Colle was founded in 1976 by brothers Franco and Carlo Pontiglione. A few years later they brought in the well-known winemaker Giuseppe Priola to make the wines. For this they picked grapes from their own vineyards, which lie like an amphitheater on the southwestern slope of the hills near the town of Verduno in Piedmont. These vineyards lie in the Monvigliero area and are highly regarded for Barolo production. The soil here contains plenty of limestone, and the hills create a favorable microclimate. Bel Colle makes those Barolo wines, but its philosophy has always been to also use diverse, lesser-known local grapes. That's why Bel Colle also makes lovely wines from, for example, Favorita, Pelaverga Piccolo and Nascetta.

In 2015 the winery became part of the Bosio family's wineries. They haven't changed the winery's direction, but they have made the investment to renew the cellars with the most modern equipment, so Bel Colle can keep working on constantly improving quality. Bel Colle's white wines are fermented and aged in steel tanks, so they are generally fresh and crisp in style. The red wines are aged in barriques of French and Slavonian oak. We currently have two wines from Bel Colle in our range. You can view all our wines from Bel Colle here.

If you want to know more about this winery, here you will find the link to the website of Bel Colle.