Dai Gresy

The estate's 15 hectares of Nebbiolo vines rise 300 metres above sea level on the calcareous marl and clay slopes of Monte Aribaldo, the ridge connecting Barbaresco and Treiso. Family stewardship here stretches back to 1650, though the current chapter began in 2016 when the property reopened to share its traditional vinification approach: minimal intervention, large oak barrels for the Barbaresco, and a philosophy that lets autumn fog and continental weather speak through the wine. The Langhe Nebbiolo offers immediate red-fruit vibrancy, while the estate's Barolo—sourced from holdings beyond Barbaresco—builds tannin and complexity for the cellar. Guests descend into the original brick-vaulted cellar for tastings that pair the three Nebbiolo expressions with Piedmont's signature dishes: tajarin ribbons in Barolo sauce, agnolotti del plin, brasato slow-braised in the same wine you're drinking. Vineyard tours trace the rows where Barbera and Dolcetto grow alongside the estate's Nebbiolo, and in autumn the property arranges truffle hunts in the surrounding woods—rare among Langhe agriturismi—so you return with the scent of tuber magnatum still on your hands before the evening tasting begins. The renovated Langa farmhouse holds guest rooms that frame unbroken views of rolling vineyard hills, the kind of panorama that shifts from green to gold to fog-white depending on the season. Interiors honour the building's agricultural past without museum stiffness; stone and timber anchor the spaces, and windows are positioned to catch sunrise over the vines. You sleep in a working estate, not a hotel that happens to have a cellar. The kitchen leans entirely on Piemonte's wine-country canon, with each plate designed to showcase the estate's reds. Brasato appears in multiple forms, always with a bottle of the same vintage open at the table. The surrounding Langhe offer Alba's weekly market, the medieval towers of Barbaresco village, and the Roero hills across the Tanaro river, though most guests find the ridge-top silence and vineyard access reason enough to stay close. Sustainability here is structural rather than certified: organic viticulture, traditional methods that predate industrial winemaking, and a family timeline measured in centuries rather than harvest cycles. The estate's location on the Barbaresco-Treiso ridge means you're equidistant from both villages, with Treiso's quieter lanes and Barbaresco's more trafficked tasting rooms each a short drive down the hill.