Hilberg Pasquero

(PRIOCCA – CUNEO)  A winery located in the Roero denomination that produces only Barbera and Nebbiolo red wine, two names highly representative of the offer of Piedmont wines.

Hilberg Pasquero’s History and Philosophy

The conventional descriptions of the geography of the wine production areas in southern Piedmont (those around the city of Alba) divide this part of the region into two different sectors. The first, closer to the city and on the right bank (or east) of the Tanaro river, has fertile soils and produces wines of structure and concentration. The left side of the city, known as Roero, on the other hand, has sandy soils and the wines, fragrant and pleasant, normally demonstrate less power and intensity.

All true to a certain extent, but as in all generalizations, the details are often lost sight of. In fact, the line of the Hilberg-Pasquero estate proves very convincing (husband and wife, Michele Pasquero and Annette Hilberg, Italy and Germany, the Mediterranean and the Central European, not only a wedding, but a synthesis of two cultures). The winery is located in the town of Priocca, on a peak known as Bricco Gatti.

Here, in the north-eastern side of the Roero denomination , the soil is noticeably different, firm, less sandy, more structured, and even the wines, inevitably, are considerably different. A telltale sign that this is totally another Roero is the fact that the Hilberg-Pasquero company does not grow Arneis white grapes and does not produce any white wine at all, a pillar for the southernmost towns.

The wines of Hilberg Pasquero

The couple, however, decided to focus their efforts on the classic red grapes of Alba, Nebbiolo and Barbera (Dolcetto is almost unknown here), and the results have been absolutely impressive for decades already. The wines have the classic fragrance and finesse of their denomination, but together with these admirable qualities, they also show a lot of strength, firmness, structure and solidity.

A young Barbera to drink, it is part of the range, commercially important and, in this case, done very well. The Barbera Superiore aged in a barrel, however, is a different color variant: large, generous, and full. Even more impressive, however, are the Nebbiolo- based offerings , which may well appear to be from the right bank for their substantial richness, tannic consistency, and length. The results of careful cultivation in the vineyards and conscious winemaking in the cellar, the latest assisted by the advice of Gianfranco Cordero . 

Nebbiolo d’Alba

Info & Contacts Hilberg Pasquero

Address: Via Bricco Gatti 16, 12040 Priocca Cuneo
Tel: +39 339 1728 728
Website:www.hilberg-pasquero.com
e-mail:hilberg.pasquero@gmail.com
Wine tastings
Direct Sales