PARUSSO

This well respected producer offers a unique perspective into the grand Nebbiolo grape. Located right at the border between the Castiglion Falletto and Monforte dÃÃÃÃÃÃAlba appellation of Barolo, the brother and sister team, Marco and Tiziana Parusso, are growing 100% of their own grapes in 18 different parcels between the two sub-appellations. A young team of very talented vineyard workers, carefully educated by Marco, harvest superb lots of grapes every year. In 2006 celebrating 20 vintages under the helm of Marco, the Parusso winery stands out by pronouncing its own path.Since the 1980ÃÃÃÃÃÃs, Armando ParussoÃÃÃÃÃÃs son and daughter, Marco and Tiziana Parusso, have taken an ever increasing role in their familyÃÃÃÃÃÃs great Barolo estate. In 1986 Marco, fresh from enology school, vinified his first Barolo and with TizianaÃÃÃÃÃÃs support, they have not stopped since, with an approach of great enthusiasm and analytical precision, conceiving their Barolos with greater elegance and more transparent vineyard characteristics every year. A newly finished winery in the year 2000 allowed Marco to finally age his wines under the conditions he considers optimal.

Tiziana and Marco Parusso

When we read an old document from 1901 we are overwhelmed by emotion. ItÃÃÃÃÃÃs about the propertyÃÃÃÃÃÃs transfer of the Mariondino plot, the first vineyard bought by our grandfather Gaspare Parusso. We think that everything goes started at that precise moment.Few years later in 1925, the family bought the ÃÃÃÃÃÃRovellaÃÃÃÃÃÃ farmhouse where our cellar now rises up above the Rocche vineyard.It was in 1971 that our father Armando started to produce wine from his grapes and put the wine in bottles with his own label. Before that, most of the production was sold in bulk and the rest was used by family and friends.In 1986 Marco finished enological school in Alba, and three years later, in 1989, our father bought the Munie vineyard in the Bussia hamlet. At that moment, probably without fully realizing it, we were beginning to change the history of our family; from a family of farmers we were becoming a family of vintners, but always deeply treasuring the connection with our origins.Thereafter we embarked on a long road, a path of devotion, work, and passion, with a constant desire to improve experimenting with new methods, while d