Sottimano is a family winery in Neive, in the Barbaresco zone. It was founded in 1960, and the family has been making wine in the Barbaresco production zone since the 1970s. Rino and his wife Anna bought new plots in several Barbaresco crus and made single-grape wines from the start.
The estate has 19 hectares of vineyards, and a high share of the vines are old. Some of them Rino planted himself in the 1970s and 80s.
Five Barbarescos come from single crus: Basarin, Cottà, Pajoré, Fausoni and Currà. Alongside them the estate makes Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto. In the cellar they use long macerations, a submerged cap and ageing in large oak barrels, with no oenological intervention.
Not tasted yet
I haven't reviewed a wine from Sottimano yet. They're on my Top 100 list, which is built from awards.