Maurizio Sanso is the young man behind Cascina Sòt and the newest ‘Barolo Boy’ (recently inducted by Fabio from Conterno Fantino). His grandparents worked the family’s current land as farmer-tenants for decades until they managed to acquire the property in 1975. The family continued to grow grapes, selling the fruit to Barolo producers. Energetically Maurizio has taken this family business to the next level and produces wines of great fruit purity from the renowned cru of ‘Bricco San Pietro’. When asked whom he admires most in Barolo he names Bruno Giacosa - we can see where this feldging domaine is headed.

Maurizio’s textural version of Nascetta is in made in tiny quantities and involves 5-6 days skin contact and a degree of battonage. His Rosato is from first pressings and fresh to bursting. The Langhe Nebbiolo is juicy and serious - barrel fermentation is followed by 40% of the fruit spending 6 months in oak. Fruit for both Baroli are from 85 year old vines grown in Bricco San Pietro. Manual punch downs continue for 20 days until the wine is racked and aged in large Slavonian oak for 32 months, followed by 6 months in bottle. ‘Bricco San Pietro’ is the cream of the cru: it sees 28 months in French oak (60% new tonneaux, 40% second passage) followed by a year in bottle - don’t be fooled by the oak regime, the wine thrives on it, showing serious fruit depth and purity.