Olek Bondonio has been making a name for himself as a star on the rise in Barbaresco. His approach is as hands-on as one can get. He prefers to do all of the work himself, both in the vineyard and in the winery. Grapes are grown in Olek’s front yard, a small parcel his family planted around fifty years ago in one of Barbaresco’s most famous crus, Roncagliette. This site is windy and further from the river so it’s a dry, warm microclimate that is fully exposed to the south. This is old-school Nebbiolo with a natural winemaker’s' sensibilities.

Grape: Nebbiolo

Soil: blue clay atop limestone at 350 meters

Viticulture: certified organic, practicing biodynamic 

Fun Fact: Roncagliette is the sam Vineyard Gaja produces Sorì Tildin from.