Winery & Design
Inaugurated in 2000, the winery is situated below the most prestigious Barolo cru vineyards and the architectural design has been reviewed by numerous modern architecture magazines.
Attention to new technologies and a philological study of the territory which gives the Langhe its specificity and identity, were paramount in the mind of Gianni Arnaudo, the architect responsible for designing the winery.
Great consideration was paid by the designer and Vite Colte to the architecture, with the aim of integrating the winery into the landscape, offering a contemporary interpretation of the traditional architectural language. This was also expressed in the choice of eco-compatible signs and materials. The curvature of the copper roofs of the main building, which continues into a curved hillside lawn, not only accompanies the rolling hills and colours of the Langhe, but is functional to production requirements with minimum energy consumption.
The recovery of a traditional approach takes place not only through the use of wood, coupled with glass, but also through references to rural architecture, such as wooden trellises - from which the farmers used to hang corn to dry, creating a ventilated wall on the first building of the winery complex - or the pillars that support the external part of the educational walkway and evoke the poles that support the vines.
Photo Credits: Fiorenzo Calosso, Michele De Vita, Dario Fusaro, Tino Gerbaldo, Mattia Pagani
