The hill of Monvigliero is historically recognized as the most prestigious “cru” of Verduno
If the story of Barolo is one of evolution, Vietti is one of its central chapters. Vietti’s story mirrors the modern history of Barolo itself: from small family estate, to visionary innovator, to global benchmark.
Founded in the late 19th century in the geographic heart of Barolo, the estate began to take its modern shape in 1919, when Mario Vietti returned from the United States and began bottling wine under the family name. At that time, estate bottling, let alone single-vineyard bottling, was still relatively uncommon.
But when trained oenologist Alfredo Currado married into the Vietti family in 1952, he would jumpstart a revolution that would shape the region's identity forever: terroir-driven, site-specific bottlings that celebrate the great, varied vineyards of Barolo.
Over the next several decades, the Currado family cemented their standing as one of the great Barolo houses, collected some of the most storied cru sites across La Morra and Serralunga, and bridged the gap between traditionalism and modernism in their winemaking. However, one of the most exceptional vineyards in Barolo had eluded them for years: Monvigliero, the undisputed grand cru of Verduno.
Prized for its aromatic flourish, finesse, and fine-boned structure, their inaugural bottling in 2018 reinforced Vietti’s long-standing identity as a producer committed to showcasing individual crus across the appellation; and in the exceptional 2019 vintage, Vietti's Monvigliero hit almost unthinkable heights.
Luca Currado in the vineyard
The 2019 Vietti Monvigliero is classic Verduno: a perfumed and lifted nose of rose petals, dried violet, red cherry, and subtle forest floor give way to a palate marked by raspberry, wild strawberry, and aromatic herbs. Complex, beguiling, long, and persistent, this is Barolo of finesse and aromatic precision, showing how a great vintage and a top cru can produce perfumed, silky Nebbiolo that balances charm with structure.