Based in the town of Borgomanero in Alto Piemonte, Ivano Barbaglia and Paola Fornara are making timeless wines in one of the smallest wine region of Italy, Boca, where due to urbanization during the twentieth century, the hectares of vineyards have fallen drastically from one thousand to ten.
Ivano was forced to rethink his life following serious health problems a few years ago, and together with Paola he started this small winery in 2012.
They contributed to the rebirth of an historic vineyard in Boca, a town included in the Monte Fenera Natural Park, between four and five hundred meters above the sea level. Here, centenary vines of Nebbiolo, Vespolina, Uva Rara, Croatina and others local varieties are planted on igneous porphyry, basalts and sands. These particular soils, formed millions of years ago from a collapsed volcano, are highly acidic and low in calcium, conditions that have helped prevent the spread of the phylloxera.
The cellar, home of couple of big barrels and three tonneau, is a small room in the house basement.