Azienda Agricola Cascina Pugnane S.S. dei F.lli Ghisolfi

Cantina e Vini

Azienda Agricola Cascina Pugnane dei F.lli Ghisolfi is the natural continuation of the history of a family that has worked in the field of wine production, particularly of typical wines, for centuries. Historical documents recognised and certified by the Genealogical Institute of Florence show that the Ghisolfi family operated in the area of ​​Barolo - Monforte and Barolo in particular - since 1600. Over the centuries, the Ghisolfis have owned and cultivated vineyards directly. It is therefore a natural and intrinsic family predisposition that has developed specific expertise in the production and processing of fine wine, never losing sight of the most advanced and environmentally friendly technologies acquired over time. Brothers Enzo and Ivo Ghisolfi resumed farming in 1998 after a period of about 40 years in which the vines had been entrusted to third parties for processing with sharecropping and lease contracts. They rebuilt and completed all installations of Collina Pugnane which they owned and started limited bottling of excellence of the vinifed product.

There are 6 hectares of land of which about 4.5 hectares dedicated to the production of Nebbiolo wine from Barolo and Dolcetto DOC, 1 hectare to the cultivation of the Piedmont Nocciola and the remaining 0.5 to collateral aspects of the farm (building, wine cellar, fruit growing, etc.). The annual capacity is over 350 tonnes of grapes produced. The company is mainly single-cultivation: Barolo, small quantities of Dolcetto and Nocciole in areas where the vines would have had no proper development and maturation. Production is carried out in such a way as to keep the share of production of wine in the bottle very reduced and concentrated on the essence and quality of the final product. Therefore it is currently focused on the final production and marketing of only 2,500 bottles a year of Barolo DOCG and a residual share of 1000-2000 bottles of Dolcetto. The rest of the production is sold to other operators during the various phases of production. All plant, treatment and operational management activities are conducted in compliance with the European Law 2078 governing the best current ecological conditions of production and implemented by highly qualified personnel both in the preparation phase and in control of wine aging. The intrinsic security of the DOCG branded finished product is the natural completion of this activity.