The Revello family has been growing grapes since 1954, but it was not until the entry of the two brothers Enzo and Carlo Revello in 1990 that they set out to sell the wine under their own name. The company, headquartered in the Barolo municipality of La Morra, has 12 hectares of plots on Rocche dell ’Annunziata, Gattera and Giachini. The total production is approx. 60,000 bottles.
It was not until 1994 that Giachini could be vinified and bottled as a single-field Barolo, whereas Rocche could only be bottled as a single-field in 1996. In addition to Barolo, Revello also produces Dolcetto d’Alba and Barbera d’Alba, where especially the single-field wine Barbera d’Alba Ciabot du Re should be highlighted.
As for so many of Piedmont’s “Young Lions”, the Revello brothers have been apprenticed to Elio Altare, with the result of green harvesting, short maceration and barrique storage. Revello’s style can probably best be described as a masculine version of La Morra’s often graceful and delicate expression. Revello does not use cultured yeast or filtration or clarification of the wines.
The two single fields of Giachini and Rocche, adjacent to each other in Annunziata, are both elegant Barolo. Giachini is the more delicate and refined, and Rocche just a little deeper in its fruit. Another top Barolo from Revello is Conca, located between Revello’s farm and Osteria Veglio. The field is well protected with a suitable microclimate and a good exposure to the southeast. Conca is most often the darkest and most powerful of Revello’s Barolo.
Since 2016, Carlo Revello has chosen to go his own way. That is why Enzo, who today runs the farm, is well helped by his family – daughter Elena, son Simone and wife Luciana.