Cellar
“I have always thought of my cellar as a place of “conservation” of the quality and character of the wines. With the architect Marco Ferreri, in 2013 we built our new cellar. Rooms with low ceilings, easily conditioned, mostly underground where it is possible to work easily by gravity in the vinification, aging and bottling phases. A simple and rational structure.”
Giovanni Abrigo
“I have always thought of my cellar as a place of “conservation” of the quality and character of the wines. With the architect Marco Ferreri, in 2013 we built our new cellar. Rooms with low ceilings, easily conditioned, mostly underground where it is possible to work easily by gravity in the vinification, aging and bottling phases. A simple and rational structure.”
Giovanni Abrigo
“I have always thought of my cellar as a place of “conservation” of the quality and character of the wines. With the architect Marco Ferreri, in 2013 we built our new cellar. Rooms with low ceilings, easily conditioned, mostly underground where it is possible to work easily by gravity in the vinification, aging and bottling phases. A simple and rational structure.”
Giovanni Abrigo
“I have always thought of my cellar as a place of “conservation” of the quality and character of the wines. With the architect Marco Ferreri, in 2013 we built our new cellar. Rooms with low ceilings, easily conditioned, mostly underground where it is possible to work easily by gravity in the vinification, aging and bottling phases. A simple and rational structure.”
Giovanni Abrigo
“I have always thought of my cellar as a place of “conservation” of the quality and character of the wines. With the architect Marco Ferreri, in 2013 we built our new cellar. Rooms with low ceilings, easily conditioned, mostly underground where it is possible to work easily by gravity in the vinification, aging and bottling phases. A simple and rational structure.”
Giovanni Abrigo
The Project
The Project
“For Orlando Abrigo, what I wanted to achieve is a minimalist project, strong and sincere in its expression. Everything revolves around the structure in which the operations necessary for the production of wine take place. It is an extremely simple artifact, which was designed to blend in with the materials of the Langa landscape: the earth, the plants of the vineyards, the chestnut wood posts.
The building is three quarters hidden, buried in a hill. The operation we carried out was to place dozens of wooden poles, up to 16 meters high, along its perimeter.
On these poles we have hooked long stainless steel cables, which will act as support for the vines to climb on the south side of the cellar, and for roses to climb on the north side. This gesture, the effects of which will develop over the years, gives a strong personality to what otherwise looks like a functional, almost anonymous container. The more time passes, the more the object will be attacked by nature, according to seasonal cycles that will create ever-changing and unique effects throughout the year. The architecture will hide and become part of the land.
As regards the construction systems, much attention was paid to the cost, between prefabricated solutions for the facade cladding and reinforced concrete spans for the retaining walls. Inside, the rooms have been designed to facilitate the work of the cellar, consistent with the philosophy of simplicity that is typical of Abrigo’s commitment. There is nothing disguised in here. The materials are treated as they are, in their primary condition, without any desire to exhibit luxury, other than being able to afford the best technologies to produce and bottle a good wine. “
Marco Ferreri
Architectural Project by Arch. Marco Ferreri in collaboration with Arch. Luisa Abrigo and Arch. Sergio Bertoldini.
Year of construction: 2009-2012 Usable surface area: about 1000 m2Gross volume: about 3540 m3
Energy class: A Piedmont Region (Real Performance Index: 13.8 kWh/m3)
From Cellar to Wine
1. Selection and pressing.
The grapes arrive in the cellar in 20 kg crates, which are emptied on the selection table and sent to the destemmer. The grapes are detached with great precision from the stalks thanks to the oscillating movements of the destemmer.
1. Selection and pressing.
The grapes arrive in the cellar in 20 kg crates, which are emptied on the selection table and sent to the destemmer. The grapes are detached with great precision from the stalks thanks to the oscillating movements of the destemmer.
2. Fermentation and Maceration
The crushed grapes are transferred to overlapping steel tanks equipped with temperature control, where the fermentation/maceration process begins with only indigenous yeasts.
During maceration, delicate extraction techniques are adopted such as “delestage”: the must is transferred to the lower tank by gravity and pumped back up with the use of pumps and fermentation recovery gas.
2. Fermentation and Maceration
The crushed grapes are transferred to overlapping steel tanks equipped with temperature control, where the fermentation/maceration process begins with only indigenous yeasts.
During maceration, delicate extraction techniques are adopted such as “delestage”: the must is transferred to the lower tank by gravity and pumped back up with the use of pumps and fermentation recovery gas.
3. Racking
After racking, the wine is transferred to the tanks below, where it rests for the time necessary for the sedimentation of the lees.
3. Racking
After racking, the wine is transferred to the tanks below, where it rests for the time necessary for the sedimentation of the lees.
4. Aging and Bottle Storage
The aging of the wine in wood takes place in air-conditioned rooms to CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE, humidity and air recycling, OPTIMAL CONDITIONS that allow a slow and controlled evolution of the wine.
The company uses woods of different origins and sizes, depending on the characteristics of the vintage and the cru.
4. Aging and Bottle Storage
The aging of the wine in wood takes place in air-conditioned rooms to CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE, humidity and air recycling, OPTIMAL CONDITIONS that allow a slow and controlled evolution of the wine.
The company uses woods of different origins and sizes, depending on the characteristics of the vintage and the cru.
5. Tasting Room
5. Tasting Room
Convivial spaces
Sala degustazione
It is in this room that the surrounding landscape embraces those who visit.
A space between heaven and earth, where nature seen from the inside out is the frame of our and your memories.
Places of personal connections and hospitality where, in direct contact with nature, it is possible to create memories of family occasions, weddings, but also business meetings and workshops.
Living nature.
Nel verde
Uno spazio che mette in relazione l’uomo e il paesaggio delle Langhe
Rilassarsi in queste zone significa abbracciare un ritmo “slow”, immersi in un paesaggio vitivinicolo riconosciuto come Patrimonio UNESCO.
Il modo più autentico per rigenerarsi è camminare tra i filari.
La Strada Romantica delle Langhe e del Roero offre molte tappe panoramiche (circa 130 km totali) con spunti letterari e punti di sosta immersi nel silenzio.
Esistono anche percorsi ad anello più brevi, come quello di circa 9 km attorno alle Rocche dei Sette Fratelli a Treiso.
Architettura del paesaggio
Il territorio del Barbaresco è un raffinato esempio di “paesaggio culturale”, dove l’intervento umano ha modellato la natura in modo simbiotico per secoli. A differenza delle Langhe del Barolo, che appaiono più ampie e maestose, il Barbaresco presenta tratti più intimi, scoscesi e selvaggi.
Il paesaggio è dominato da una geometria rigorosa. Le vigne di Nebbiolo seguono le curve di livello delle colline, creando un effetto visivo di “onde verdi” che mutano colore a seconda della stagione (dal verde brillante estivo ai rossi e dorati autunnali). La pendenza qui è spesso molto accentuata, costringendo a un’architettura agricola fatta di piccoli appezzamenti che sembrano incastrati l’uno nell’altro.
Nei dintorni
Rocche dei Sette Fratelli (Treiso): Non un monumento costruito dall’uomo, ma un maestoso anfiteatro naturale di calanchi bianchi, profondo quasi 100 metri, legato a leggende popolari e tappa della Strada Romantica.
Torre di Barbaresco: È il simbolo del borgo e il monumento più importante della zona. Alta 36 metri, questa torre medievale offre una vista a 360 gradi sulle Langhe e sul fiume Tanaro. All’interno ospita un museo multimediale.
Il Borgo di Neive: Inserito tra i “Borghi più belli d’Italia”, conserva un assetto medievale con palazzi signorili in mattoni rossi, strade acciottolate e antiche botteghe.