Cornarea

Canale · Cuneo (CN)

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Established

1974

Piero Rapetti

Yearly production

—

estate

Location

Canale

Cuneo (CN) · Piemonte

Vineyard area

15 ha

estate

Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Appellations

Alba DOCLanghe DOCNebbiolo d'Alba DOCRoero Arneis DOCGRoero DOCG

History

Piero Rapetti bought the Cornarea hill in 1974 and, with his family, planted 15 hectares of vines between 1975 and 1978, betting on the then-rare Roero Arneis.

The estate is now run by brothers Gian Nicola Bovone, an enologist, and Pierfranco Bovone.

Wines

Illustrative selection

Roero Arneis

Roero Arneis DOCG · Arneis

Estate Arneis from the Cornarea hill.

Roero

Roero DOCG · Nebbiolo

Roero Nebbiolo.

Nebbiolo d'Alba

Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC · Nebbiolo

Younger-vine Nebbiolo.

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