Tenuta Le Fracce
(Winery in Oltrepò Pavese)
About Winery and Wines
In 1999 the winemaker Roberto Gerbino took over the helm of the winery beginning a new course in the history of Le Fracce. Thanks to him, the activity of promotion and dissemination of knowledge in the viticultural field carried out by the Bussolera-Branca Foundation, owner of the Estate, finds a real field of application: Roberto implements in the vineyards and in the cellar the results of the scientific researches that the Foundation has financed over the years – from the use of mushrooms as natural protectors of the cuttings to the induction of resistance to drought – by giving wines a definition of great quality. Roberto also concentrates his energies on enhancing a vine that is part of the tradition of the area: Pinot Noir. In 2003 two labels dedicated to this noble red wine were born: il “Riserva” and il “Moro”. In 2015 a new chapter of the estate: Roberto, together with his friend Giorgio Visconti, took over the direct management of the winery, putting himself at stake. A choice of belonging and courage thanks to which Roberto succeeded in transmitting the philosophy of the Foundation and his vision in wines: excellence, personality, precision, territoriality.
The landscape of this strip of land is surprising: an alternation of vineyards and woods, sometimes slightly undulating and relaxing and suddenly steep and tormented. It is a continuous succession of hills dominated by important castles that celebrate the ancient history of the territory.