Luigi Giordano "Vigneto Buschet" Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy 2025

FROM THE PIEDMONT GUY:

THE WINE: 100% Barbera. The subzone known as “Buschet” has an eastern exposure, 270 meters altitude. The term Buschet comes from the piedmontese dialect and it means boschetto, or “little woods”. Back in the days, as a metter of fact, was growing a little woods on the top of this hill, and Luigi decide to preserve it as a brake to the erosion of the soil. It’s an iconic area for the winemakers of Barbaresco, being dedicated only for the production of Barbera and Dolcetto.

THE PRODUCER: A stone’s throw from the village center of Barbaresco, the winery was established by Giovanni Giordano in the 1930s during a time of profound crisis in the Italian wine world. After a period of growing and selling grapes, Giovanni’s son, Luigi, made the bold decision to vinify his own fruit, bottling the first wine under his own label in 1958. For an independent grower like Luigi to bottle his own wine at a time when plans to establish an official appellation in Barbaresco were only in their infancy was nearly unthinkable. Today’s winery remains a spirited family effort, driven by the shared vision of Luigi himself, his daughter Laura, and his grandson Matteo. Together, they produce timeless wines from vineyards planted in some of Barbaresco’s most prestigious crus, including Asili and Montestefano. Another Barbaresco bottling from the cru of Cavanna showcases the winery’s elegant, hands-off style of winemaking and represents the only single-vineyard bottling of its kind.