Ca' del Baio - Langhe Nebbiolo 2023

For four generations the Grasso family has been quietly making a name for themselves in the Barbaresco region. Stretching back to the late 1800’s when Giuseppe Grasso moved from Calosso in the Asti region to Treiso in Barbaresco with his wife & four children. Here he purchased the Cascina Vellegranda farmhouse and surrounding land, where the Ca’ del Baio winery still stands today. In 1921 Giuseppe’s eldest son, Luigi Grasso, plants the first vines around the property and three years later they would harvest the first crop for personal wine production and the rest to be sold on site. It is with the birth of Luigi’s only son, Ernesto, that the modern version of the Ca’ del Baio estate begins. 

In 1955 Ernesto marries a young woman from the Asili district of Barbaresco, Fiorentina ‘Fiorina”, where her family owns land in the historic Asili & Pora Crus. This union solidifies the families ties to both Barbaresco & Treiso for farming vineyards for the production of wine. Two years after their wedding, Fiorina would give birth to Giulio, the now owner and head of Ca’ del Baio winery. The next big step forward takes place when Giulio marries his wife, Luciana, who like his grandmother comes from the Barbaresco area. The two, encouraged by their family, would go on to invest and expand their vineyards in the Barbaresco production area. 

Today Giulio & Luciano still run the overall operations at the family estate, along with their three daughters; Paola, Valentina, & Federica. The three sisters have begun to take on a larger role in the family estate as their parents begin the slow process of handing the reins down to the next generation. Their entire wine production is produced from all estate held vineyards within the Barbaresco production zone, consisting of 25 hectares of vines in both villages of Barbaresco & Treiso. The family continues to evolve and work towards producing better wines, not only in quality of the wine itself but also the quality of life for their vineyards and the surrounding plants and animals that make the world of wine so special and unique. 

Fermented with native yeast in stainless steel tanks, and aged for 6 months in stainless steel tanks.

Producer: Ca' del Baio

Country: Italy

Region: Piedmont

Varietal: Nebbiolo

Appellation: Langhe DOC

Vintage: 2023

Size: 750ml