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Loazzolo is a small commune of about 300 inhabitants, 600 metres above sea level, located on the border between the Langa Astigiana, of which it is part, and the Langa Albese, a few kilometres from Canelli (At) southern Piedmont. Thanks to its exceptional geographical situation, it benefits from a truly unique and special microclimate. The calcareous marly soil is essential to obtain the typicality of the wines produced. The exposure of the vineyards is called 'suri' or south/east to south/west. The slope is significant. The vineyards are never weeded, and only organic fertilisation is used. Amidst woods and vineyards, on steeply sloping hillsides, Loazzolo offers fine views of old houses in 'sandstone', which retain all the charm of the 19th century. But Loazzolo is known for its small doc wine that has given its name to a very special wine, a late harvest Moscato passito, vinified and bottled (a unique case in Italy) in a single municipality on an area of less than five hectares, with a very limited yield of less than 2750 litres per hectare and eight passionate producers. The sweet nectar that is born on these hills benefits from a long tradition. This soft, velvety beverage has such an ancient history that it enthused poets of the past. Homer extolled the sweet wine of King Thracius Maron. Already in the 17th century, passito wine was produced in Italy for the nobility to flatter the palates of the powerful. It was drunk respectfully and sparingly, without mixing it with water, in small glasses that symbolised its rarity. It was pure wine, the 'merum' of the Romans, 'cult' wine as opposed to 'nourishment' wine. In the last century, towards the end of the 1930s, sweet Muscat was produced in Loazzolo... it was 1936, before a terrible storm destroyed the 'Piasa Rischei', replanted in 1938.

Loazzolo is a small commune of about 300 inhabitants, 600 metres above sea level, located on the border between the Langa Astigiana, of which it is part, and the Langa Albese, a few kilometres from Canelli (At) southern Piedmont. Thanks to its exceptional geographical situation, it benefits from a truly unique and special microclimate. The calcareous marly soil is essential to obtain the typicality of the wines produced. The exposure of the vineyards is called 'suri' or south/east to south/west. The slope is significant. The vineyards are never weeded, and only organic fertilisation is used. Amidst woods and vineyards, on steeply sloping hillsides, Loazzolo offers fine views of old houses in 'sandstone', which retain all the charm of the 19th century. But Loazzolo is known for its small doc wine that has given its name to a very special wine, a late harvest Moscato passito, vinified and bottled (a unique case in Italy) in a single municipality on an area of less than five hectares, with a very limited yield of less than 2750 litres per hectare and eight passionate producers. The sweet nectar that is born on these hills benefits from a long tradition. This soft, velvety beverage has such an ancient history that it enthused poets of the past. Homer extolled the sweet wine of King Thracius Maron. Already in the 17th century, passito wine was produced in Italy for the nobility to flatter the palates of the powerful. It was drunk respectfully and sparingly, without mixing it with water, in small glasses that symbolised its rarity. It was pure wine, the 'merum' of the Romans, 'cult' wine as opposed to 'nourishment' wine. In the last century, towards the end of the 1930s, sweet Muscat was produced in Loazzolo... it was 1936, before a terrible storm destroyed the 'Piasa Rischei', replanted in 1938.