Cooperativa Valli Unite is a co-operative winery in Costa Vescovato, a commune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont (Piemonte), located about miles (100 kms) southeast of Turin (Torino) and about 25 kms southeast of Alessandria. Wines are made under the Colli Tortonesi DOC.

History: The cooperative was founded in 1975 by Ottavio Rube, Cesare Berutti and Enrico Boveri. At the time Ottavio, Cesare and Enrico were owners of three small farms, but did not have enough land between them to create a cooperative. The only way of adding extra land was by taking over the poorest, most marginal farmland. Other farms in the area were being modernized and into larger conventional farms using fertilizers, herbicdes, fungicides and pesticides. Valli Unite chose to work using organic and biodynamic farming methods. Their ethos has seen Costa Vescovato develop into a eco-conscious township which derives most of its energy from solar power.

Size: 2017 80ha of farmable land plus 20ha of pasture for grazing.

Organic certification: 1981 Organic since 1981.

White wines

Montesoro: Timorasso made with skin maceration.

Colli Tortonesi DOC Cia’pè: 2007 Cortese.

Ottavio Rube Biano: Timorasso.

Colli Tortonesi DOC, San Vito: Timorasso at 350m on clay–loam. | 2013 30% MLF (spontaneous). 17ppm sulfites.

Timorasso Derthona: Timorasso.

Red wines

Bardigà: 2004 Barbera, Croatina, Morettone.

Brisca: Merlot.

Custieu:

Colli Tortonesi Rosso DOC, Diogene: 2014 Dolcetto.

Colli Tortonesi Rosso DOC, Gaito: Barbera.

Colli Tortonesi Rosso DOC, Marmote: Croatina.

Piasera: Dolcetto.

Mintale Rosso: NV (2012-2013) 84% Barbera, 12% Merlot, 2% each Ancellotta and Croatina.

Ottavio Rube Rosso: 2014 80% Dolcetto, 20% Croatina.

Tasot: Dolcetto.

Vighe’t: A key wine for the company. Barbera.

Contact

Cascina Montesoro

 Via Montale Celli, 1

15050 Costa Vescovato (AL), Italy

Tel+39 0131 838100 | Website: See here.