Chiarlo Michele

A life-long story, or perhaps a vine... which was born with Michele's father, Pietro, who in the early 1900s decided to return to Calamandrana (in the province of Asti) after emigrating, starting to invest in the surrounding countryside, replanting vineyards and sensing the future potential of the wines of these lands. Michele, eager to try his hand at wine, after the oenology school, carried out the first "all his own" harvest in 1958. Since then, he has also dedicated himself to the expansion of the commercial network, moving a lot abroad, especially in the United States and Northern European countries. In the following decades, the Michele Chiarlo winery consolidated its position, expanding with vineyards, purchasing plots in the most exclusive crus in all of Piedmont. Today his sons Stefano and Alberto, in a progression that looks to the future, lead the company with a truly valuable environmental and art sensitivity.
The vineyards of the Michele Chiarlo winery extend over 120 hectares, a large size for a Piedmontese reality. The vineyards extend like a leopard within some of the most suitable crus of Monferrato and the Langhe, among which Cannubi and Cerequio stand out for Barolo , Asili for Barbaresco and La Court for Barbera di Nizza. The most distinctive varieties of each territory are grown between the rows, such as Nebbiolo, Barbera, Cortese, Moscato, Dolcetto and Arneis. In the vineyard, the choice is aimed at managing the vineyards through integrated pest management, trying, with concrete actions, to protect the landscape in which the wines grow. In the cellar, the careful use of wooden barrels during refinement never hinders the intrinsic characteristics of the original vines. Michele Chiarlo is an important production company, which gives rise to more than twenty labels, all characterized by excellent quality. A range which, as it should be, enjoys well-deserved success both nationally and internationally, collecting prestigious awards.