Sordo makes traditional Barolo wine, with extended aging in the large Slovenian neutral oak casks that hold between 5,000 and 10,000 liters.
Sordo also has a large library of Riserva wines that we are also thrilled to offer today, these had been stored in an underground cave until we imported them this year.
These delicious and age worthy wines come highly recommended.
The Sordo winemaking estate was established in the early years of the twentieth century. It was in 1912 when Giuseppe Sordo began to cultivate vineyards and make wine in the small village of Garbelletto in the township of Castigione Falletto.
The turning point came with the arrival of Giovanni Sordo, Giuseppe's son, who demonstrated both intuition and ability in acquiring vineyards. From the 1950s on, he chooses ideal vineyards, called "Sori" in Piedmontese dialect, suitable for making wines of great quality and prestige. Along with his wife Maria, historical memory of the estate, Giovanni enlarged the cellar and built the current fermentation room during the 1960s. He also built a space exclusively for the elevage of th prestigious Barolo, in which he placed large 120 hl oak casks.
In 2001, following the untimely death of Giovanni, his son Giorgio took up the reins of the estate. Thanks to both his father's teaching and his instilling of the same passion, Giorgio carried on the family tradition. An enthusiast of the MGA [which took effect with the 2010 vintage), he reached a great milestone in 2013 producing eight Barolo MGA. He dedicated this significant goal to his excellent teacher, the oenologist Armando Cordero, a great proponent of Barolo aged in large casks. He worked at Sordo winery until his death, some years ago. Today the new winemaker follows the protocol left by Mr Cordero. He works alongside Giorgio, an active participant of the winemaking process too.
Giorgio enlarged the original winery and added a subterranean cellar by excavating under the hillside at a depth of more than 12 meters. Here the temperature and humidity are constant and at ideal levels for the elevage of Barolo in casks. In this part of the cellar there are also two "Infernot," a Piedmontese word that refers to a small, subterranean cellar in which the family ages magnums and double magnums of historic Barolo vintages.
