Josetta Saffirio

Josetta Saffirio, a professor at the enological school at Alba, and her husband, Marchesi di Barolo enologist Roberto Vezza, made their first Barolo from these vineyards in 1985. The early wines met with critical acclaim but after a series of disappointing experiences with the US market they stopped producing the wines, preferring to concentrate on their other professional activities instead. In recent years, spurred by the interest of their daughter Sara, the family has begun to once again make wines their holdings in the Castelletto zone of Monforte. Because many of the family's vineyards were Alba, and her husband, Marchesi di Barolo enologist Roberto Vezza, made their first Barolo from these vineyards in 1985. The early wines met with critical acclaim but after a series of disappointing experiences with the US market they stopped producing the wines, preferring to concentrate on their other professional activities instead. In recent years, spurred by the interest of their daughter Sara, the family has begun to once again make wines their holdings in the Castelletto zone of Monforte. Because many of the family's vineyards were being leased to other estates production so far has been quite small, but as time passes these leases are not being renewed and the estate will gradually be able to increase the amount of wine it bottles. The Vezzas have close ties with Luciano Sandrone with whom Roberto Vezza worked at Marchesi. From what I have been told parts of the family's holdings are planted with the “Sandrone” clone, a diseased Nebbiolo clone which by its nature gives naturally low yields. The high skin-to-fruit- ratio produces deeply colored wines of great structure and concentration. I have tasted Sandrone's wine from this clone on various occasions (see Issue 2) and it has always been very interesting. The Saffirio Barolo is made from the Michet Nebbiolo clone with yields of just 45 quintals per hectare. It sees a fermentation lasting about ten days, after which it ages in barriques, some of which are new, for two years. The wine is then blended in cement tanks prior to bottling.

From Barolo 2002: New Releases (May 2006) by Antonio Galloni

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