About Winery and Wines

The farm Collina San Ponzio (from the name of this hamlet which from Vergne overlooks La Morra), is housed since 1986 in the present cellar, an ample farmstead, surrounded by vineyards, renovated and expanded in 1999. It was founded by Pietro Balocco, who managed to actualize a long tradition of his family in the field of wine-making, an activity which dates back to the early twentieth century and afterwards administrated by his son Antonino Balocco, who was awarded the gold medal in 1978 for the centenary of its establishment. The management is now put into the hands of the Baloccos, who make wine from grapes which come from vineyards owned by the family, farmed with Nebbiolo grapes for Barolo wine, plants aged from five to fifty years, placed in the territory of Barolo and La Morra, in the Fossati vineyards. Wine production is a passion which starts with farming lands of good quality with love and knowledge, creates a synergy between the vineyard and the winemaker and continues with the wine-making which, thank to modern techniques, allows to protect and to value the typicality of our local vineyards. Since 1878 the Baloccos make wine in this way: they keep following the same philosophy and innovate while respecting the tradition.

Collina San Ponzio’s vineyards are located in the small towns of La Morra and Barolo (in CRU FOSSATI Area), with the area of 3.5 hectares. The grapevines are more than half a century, which are essential for high quality wine. Through their low yield, they can produce extraordinary bunches. Balocco Family manage the cultivation process from the beginning to the end. During Winter, there is the phase of “dry pruning” and trimming, to regulate the grapevine’s production and protect it in the course of time. In Spring, it is necessary to lift the branches and tie them up. One of the most important Summer procedures is the green harvest, that consists in removing the excess bunches. Close to 30% of the bunches are removed and left on the ground, to let the other bunches reach a perfect level of maturation, with the right amount of nutrients. Among the grapevine rows the grass naturally grows. Some copper and sulfur based products are used only when it is in absolutely necessary. We never use any kind of chemical fertilizer, and we manure every three-four years only. We harvest the grapes by hands one by one. The harvested bunches then are put in small fruit crates, in order to not damage the grapes and protect them all the way to the winery.

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