A commitment that has lasted more than 150 years and is reflected in an expressiveness of wines that has been able to convince for decades. This has earned the Vietti winery recognition as Winery of the Year for the 2026 edition of our The Essential Guide to Italian Wines.
Vietti is a complete company and model of elegant style and great character, capable of interpreting time. An ambassador of Piedmont in the world, she has a portfolio that covers. ten denominations.
From the Langhe with Barolo and Barbaresco, to the Roero with Arneis, from the Tortonese with Timorasso, via Moscato and Barbera d’Asti.
Impressive numbers: nearly 80 hectares in production, of which 36 are in Barolo alone, with 7 Mga claimed – Brunate, Cerequio, Monvigliero, Lazzarito, Ravera, Rocche di Castiglione and Villero – to which are added the two in Barbaresco – Roncaglie and Rabajà -. An almost unique ability, in the Unesco Heritage panorama, to present so many faces and tastes of Nebbiolo.
Protagonist of the denominations in which it operates
A company that has never been a bystander, but always among the protagonists of the growth of the denominations in which it operates. And, to the gossips who would have it up for sale, the U.S.-based entrepreneur Kyle Krause, owner since 2016, reassures by confirming a solid commitment aimed at maintaining the quality goals achieved. With an entrepreneurial vision that puts at the center values such as loyalty and quality, confidently facing the challenges of the future thanks to a team that is aware of the potential of its vineyard heritage.
An attachment to the land that goes back more than 150 years. At the end of the 19th century, in fact, Carlo Vietti decided to settle at the highest point of the medieval village of Castiglione Falletto, still home to the winery that winds its way through the village. Then, at the end of World War I, on his return from the United States, his son Mario introduced a new entrepreneurial spirit, focusing firmly on quality.
Art and wine
In the 1950s the baton was passed to Alfredo Currado, husband of Luciana Vietti, oenologist and art connoisseur, who started an intertwined journey of art and wine. One hundred years after the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, it was made one of the first Cru of Barolo: the Rocche di Castiglione; 1967 also saw the birth of the first Arneis, the queen white grape of Roero. Starting in 1974, the wines embraced art and were accompanied by the famous
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An intellectual and revolutionary legacy that accompanies successive generations to the present day. Today, the winery’s path with Krause focuses on the acquisition of new hectares, while maintaining a management with a family character.
Vietti‘s Sustainability
Sustainability at Vietti as the cornerstone of a qualitative process that begins with controlling environmental impact, fostering the biodiversity of the agricultural ecosystem and providing a habitat for useful insects for natural plant defense. No to the use of herbicides, yes to grassing, an act of soil conservation, erosion reduction, preservation of structure and intensification of fertility.
A commitment that is reflected in an expressiveness of wines capable of convincing for decades and that has earned the winery the recognition of Winery of the Year for the 2026 edition of our Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy. Of the rest is also evident from the space awards for Barolo Lazzarito 2021 (98 points), Barolo Cerequio 2021 (97 points), Barolo Ravera 2021 (97 points) and Barbera d’Alba Vigna Vecchia Scarrone (96 points).
Barolo Lazzarito 2021 Vietti
Sting: 98/100
Approximate price in wine shop: € 200.00
100% Nebbiolo. 30 months in large cask. Discharged ruby. Intense and crisp bouquet on dark flowers, very captivating yellow and dark plum. Gustatory elegance coats the tannins present and very classy, the progression is aristocratic, the structure is powerful, the finish of great persistence.
Barolo Cerequio 2021 Vietti
Score 97/100
Approximate price in wine shop: € 200.00
100% Nebbiolo. 6 months in barrique then 24 in 40 hl barrels. Slightly garnet ruby. Intriguing nose with the classic slightly balsamic Cerequio note amplifying the yellow plum and dark floral. Elegant, savory texture with refined tannin giving an elegant, relaxed progression. Excellent ending.
Barolo Ravera 2021 Vietti
Score: 97/100
Approximate price in wine shop: € 150.00
100% Nebbiolo. 30 months in large barrels. Intense garnet color. Complex and articulate, notes of cassis, strawberry, humus and sweet spices. Taste of great finesse and balance, with soft tannins, velvety body and great final persistence.
Barbera d’Alba Vigna Scarrone Old Vines 2022
Score 96/100
Approximate price in wine shop: €46.00
100% Barbera. 18 months between barrique, steel and large barrel. Intense ruby. Fruity red and dark nose with hints of orange. Dense, elegant texture with intense savoriness that gives the drink smoothness, juicy and complex sip as the enveloping, darting finish.
Colli Tortonesi Derthona Timorasso Boscogrosso 2022 Vietti
Score: 92/100
Approximate price in wine shop: € 65.00
100% Timorasso. Steel and ceramic on the lees for 10 months. Intense straw yellow. Smoky and ethereal nose, iodine and hydrocarbon notes. High acidity, very savory sip, very slight tannic note, intense savory finish.
