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Monforte d'Alba

25 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.

Monforte d'Alba, a small Cuneo province community of under two thousand residents, represents one of the eleven historic communes legally designated to produce Barolo DOCG. The steep, calcareous clay slopes here shape robust, highly structured Nebbiolo, while also fostering Dolcetto d'Alba DOC. This micro-terroir is safeguarded by 56 verified producers based directly within the municipal borders, 24 of whom open their cellar doors to visitors. These growers transform the high-altitude, sun-drenched hillsides into deeply concentrated wines, proving why this specific corner of Piedmont yields some of Italy’s most age-worthy and collectable bottles.

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Born on this land

Producers in town 56