Pelassa

Azienda Vitivinicola Pelassa – Romantic Wines of Piedmont

Located in the town of Montà d'Alba near Torino (Piedmont region of Italy), the Pelassa family has always produced wine from the vineyards they owned. The present winery was created in 1960 by Mario, who has been producing and making wine from his vineyards for nearly fifty years, with the help of his wife Maria Teresa Viglione. Today, his sons Davide and Daniele continue the family tradition, expanding the winery into new markets.

Roero countryside

The Roero Region

The Roero, situated on the left bank of the Tanaro River, is a land of strong contrasts with a wide range of tourist resources. The landscape of this wine country is particularly fascinating, small vineyards, creating an odd geometrical pattern like the pieces of a mosaic, cover the sunny side of every hill. A characteristic site among these hills are the ciabot, small sheds built on the vineyard where the farmer has a cool and shady place to rest during the workday. A distinctive aspect of the Roero are the gullies that cut through the land like a maze for about 12 km from Bra to Montà. They are the archive of the geological history of this land and offer some spectacular views. At the foot of the gullies and hills is the town of Montà, one of the most densely populated areas of the Roero.

The Winery

Pelassa adheres mainly to traditional methods of vinification, but has integrated modern techniques through the introduction of state-of-the-art equipment. They use stainless steel tanks along with French oak casks to mature the wines. Both the wine cellars and storage buildings are temperature contolled year round.

Pelassa makes wines that are typical to the area, including the award-winning Barolo DOCG and Nebbiolo d'Alba with many of their wines having DOCG status. Only the best grapes get to bear the Pelassa label, which means that roughly 20% of the harvest gets rejected each year guarenteeing you the highest quality wines. From the harvest to the bottling, you can be assured that the wine that reaches you is 100% from the Pelassa Estate.

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