Azienda Agricola Borgo Maragliano

The agricultural company Borgo Maragliano is located 450 meters above sea level on a natural terrace in the Langhe in the heart of Loazzolo, an area crossed by the Marin, a sea wind that enhances the characteristics and aromas, promoting the maturation of the grapes. In a succession of marls and sandstones, it produces on 21 hectares of its own vineyard, and the product is vinified, bottled, and packaged in-house using cutting-edge methods and equipment. The wines from the company, the result of careful and meticulous work, are obtained from Moscato, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir grapes.
 

Loazzolo is a small village with 380 inhabitants, nestled in the lower Astigian Langa between the area of Alessandria and the Granda of Cuneo, at 430 meters above sea level on a hill behind Canelli. The Astigian Langa represents a unique, enchanting place. It is a journey into Silence. Vineyards stubbornly cling to the high, steep hills, ravines drop sharply towards the river, and castles and towers where time seems to have stopped. We are on the borders with the Ligurian Apennines, and on clear days, it is possible to see the sea from the highest points such as on the tower of Roccaverano. A territory never identical to itself that presents various landscapes depending on the altitude, which ranges from a minimum of 120 m above sea level to a maximum of 845 m above sea level. Magnificent chromatic varieties characterize these places that change not only with the seasons but also with the transition from a typically hilly territory to a typically Apennine territory of the municipalities at greater altitude, where the forests reign almost supreme. The mild wind that blows on spring days is the Marin, a sea wind that favors the maturation and aromas of the grapes. In this wonderful natural setting, there are 16 small towns where life seems to have stopped.

 

The company consists of a vineyard area of 21 hectares, of which 11 are Moscato Bianco from Canelli, 8 are Chardonnay, and 2 are Pinot Noir. The sea wind and millions of years of erosion by the elements have given Loazzolo an extraordinary microclimate and a territory particularly suited to grape cultivation in the higher hills. The true undisputed protagonist of this valley is the forest, which, thanks to its variety of fauna and flora, represents an important reservoir of oxygen and balance necessary for eco-compatible viticulture. The wines represent the expression of the territory and the soil in Loazzolo, which is sandy, tuffaceous, and calcareous but devoid of clay and mineral substances, therefore extremely suitable for producing long-lasting wines with rich and elegant aromatic content.
 

 

The Galliano family has distant origins. In 1790, there is the first written record in the ecclesiastical registers of the birth of Giovanni, the founder of the Galliano family. In 1825, his son Domenico was born, who, like his father, settled with his family in Loazzolo. It was in 1850 when Giovanni Galliano, then a Marshal of the Carabinieri, married Donna Enrica, from a wealthy family in Turin, and decided to purchase the first lands in the municipality of Loazzolo. Hard years. They survived poverty and backwardness, particularly at the top of the hills of the Langa, where life was a daily struggle for survival. Giovanni was a strong and resilient man. He had traveled extensively and seen the "world." This allowed him to broaden his horizons, and his entrepreneurial nature led him to believe in viticulture. 

 

At the beginning of the 1900s, he owned 4 farms located in the Bormida Valley. But World War I was on the horizon. And those years that Cesare Pavese described so bitterly in his works also marked the history of the small town of Loazzolo and the Galliano family. Giovanni lost his son Carlo. His wife, Teresa, from the Grea family, known in the valley for being stubborn and dedicated to work, did not give up. In the 1950s, she opened an inn in the village and managed the business alone while raising two young children. As a teenager, her son Giuseppe helped his mother manage the restaurant, which gradually became one of the most important landmarks in the valley. For years, Giuseppe and his wife Germana dedicated themselves to this hard but rewarding work. The village, surrounded by forests and vineyards, attracts tourists looking for good food and tranquility. Carlo, Giuseppe's son, studied Enology in Alba and graduated in Enology in 1990. He immediately started vinifying the flagship grape of the Langa, the Moscato. In the early 1990s, with the first productions of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes, he began the challenge of the Classic Method.

 

Today, Borgo Maragliano is a family-run business where Carlo and Silvia, supported by the valuable help and support of Giuseppe and Germana, manage 21 hectares of vineyard whose production is vinified and bottled in the winery owned in Loazzolo. A strong motivation to look to the future is given by the little ones Giovanni, Francesco, and Federico.