Vinea Estate
Five generations of the Ferrante family, forty-two hectares of Nebbiolo on the Monte Calvo hill, and a cellar door that opens onto the vines.
Patience is the first ingredient.
Nebbiolo ripens last, ages slowest and forgives nothing. Since Giuseppe Ferrante planted the first rows in 1887 we have let the hill, the fog and the years do most of the work.
Today Chiara and Matteo Ferrante farm organically, ferment with native yeasts and age every Riserva in the tufa cellar beneath the house. Nothing leaves the estate until it is ready — even if that means waiting a decade.
Wines of the hill
From our long-lived Riserva to a sparkling Moscato for breakfast in the garden.
Monte Calvo Nebbiolo Riserva
Barolo DOCG · 2019Our flagship: five years in Slavonian oak, roses, tar and sour cherry, built to age thirty years.
Barbera d’Alba Superiore
Barbera d’Alba DOC · 2021Plush plum and violet with the bright acidity that makes Barbera the table wine of Piedmont.
Arneis “Pietra Bianca”
Roero DOCG · 2023Pear, chamomile and a bitter-almond finish from sandy Roero slopes across the Tanaro.
Rosato di Nebbiolo
Langhe DOC · 2023Pale copper, wild strawberry and orange peel. Pressed gently within four hours of picking.
Ways to visit
Every tasting is seated, hosted by a member of the family or our winemaker, and paced for conversation.
Estate Tasting
- Five wines incl. the current Riserva
- Grissini, Castelmagno & salumi
- Seated in the 1887 barrel room
Cellar & Barrel Tour
- Walk the tufa cellars with our winemaker
- Barrel sample of the 2022 Nebbiolo
- Six-wine tasting to finish
Vineyard Walk & Picnic
- Guided walk through the Monte Calvo cru
- Picnic basket under the old walnut
- Bottle of Arneis per two guests
“The 2019 Monte Calvo Riserva is the finest wine yet from this quietly brilliant estate.”— Gambero Rosso, Tre Bicchieri 2026
Notes from the estate
Harvest diary: picking Nebbiolo in the fog
Why our last grapes come in under the nebbia — and what eleven days of cool mornings did for 2026.
How (and when) to decant an old Barolo
Standing the bottle, finding the sediment and the case for decanting less than you think.
Steel, oak and tufa: where our wines rest
A walk from the fermentation hall to the 19th-century cellar carved into the hill.
Taste the hill where it grew.
Seated tastings Thursday to Monday, 10:00 – 18:00. Booking ahead guarantees a table by the barrel-room window.