Michele Chiarlo
When the Monferrato hills sink into morning mist, Michele Chiarlo turns Barbera into a true calling card of Piemonte. Since 1956, the family has built a patchwork of sites around Calamandrana, pursuing a balance of cru thinking and modern precision, vintage after vintage.
On calcareous marls with sandy seams, old vines and low yields deliver fruit with depth and natural drive. Hand harvesting and parcel-by-parcel vinification are standard practice, not slogans. Long macerations—sometimes with native yeasts—and ageing in large casks with carefully judged wood shape structure without smothering character.
Chiarlo treats Barbera as a cultural wine: rooted in tradition yet open to innovation, from sustainable viticulture to projects that connect vineyards, landscape and contemporary art into one lived experience.Michele Chiarlo
When the Monferrato hills sink into morning mist, Michele Chiarlo turns Barbera into a true calling card of Piemonte. Since 1956, the family has built a patchwork of sites around Calamandrana, pursuing a balance of cru thinking and modern precision, vintage after vintage.
On calcareous marls with sandy seams, old vines and low yields deliver fruit with depth and natural drive. Hand harvesting and parcel-by-parcel vinification are standard practice, not slogans. Long macerations—sometimes with native yeasts—and ageing in large casks with carefully judged wood shape structure without smothering character.
Chiarlo treats Barbera as a cultural wine: rooted in tradition yet open to innovation, from sustainable viticulture to projects that connect vineyards, landscape and contemporary art into one lived experience.
