Giuseppe Contratto
Between the rolling slopes of Barolo and the underground cathedrals of Canelli, a quiet piece of Piedmont lives at Giuseppe Contratto. Founded in 1867, the estate built its reputation on bottle-fermented tradition and the patience of deep tuff-stone cellars.
Today the gaze climbs into Alta Langa, to high sites around Bossolasco where Pinot Noir and Chardonnay ripen slowly in a Pannonian-cool breeze, shaped by limestone and marl. Hand harvesting, long ageing sur lie and measured dosage translate altitude into precision.
Contratto’s signature is not volume but texture: deliberate fermentations, disciplined élevage and a mineral line that feels etched rather than painted. It is a house that turns time into clarity—sparkling, spirit or red—always guided by place, never by fashion.Giuseppe Contratto
Between the rolling slopes of Barolo and the underground cathedrals of Canelli, a quiet piece of Piedmont lives at Giuseppe Contratto. Founded in 1867, the estate built its reputation on bottle-fermented tradition and the patience of deep tuff-stone cellars.
Today the gaze climbs into Alta Langa, to high sites around Bossolasco where Pinot Noir and Chardonnay ripen slowly in a Pannonian-cool breeze, shaped by limestone and marl. Hand harvesting, long ageing sur lie and measured dosage translate altitude into precision.
Contratto’s signature is not volume but texture: deliberate fermentations, disciplined élevage and a mineral line that feels etched rather than painted. It is a house that turns time into clarity—sparkling, spirit or red—always guided by place, never by fashion.
