Grapes: 100% Nebbiolo

Luigi Giordano’s small family winery is situated in Barbaresco, among the hills that frame the Tanaro River’s sinuous course, at the very heart of Piedmont’s wine country.

The calling card of the winery is the family’s single-vineyard Barbaresco bottling from Cavanna. This vineyard is tucked just below the historic castle of Barbaresco, affording a sweeping view of the Tanaro River valley and the Roero just to the northwest. Prominent neighbors inside the cru include Angelo Gaja, Moccagatta, and De Forville, though Giordano owns the heart of the vineyard and, consequently, is the only producer to bottle Cavanna as a single vineyard. This amphitheater’s combination of sand and clay yields the sort of red-cherry fruit and fine tannin that make for a wildly popular glass given its serious value.