Sergio Molino is a highly respected consulting enologist in Piedmont and throughout Italy, having begun consulting under the guidance of his older brother Pierluigi at just 18 years old. After the passing of his father Ernesto, the family shifted to selling grapes rather than producing wine, until Sergio revived the family label in 2008 with his first vintage of Bricco Rocca.

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The Molino family vineyards, bottled under the Ernesto Molino label as homage to Sergio's father, lie within the Barolo commune of La Morra, in the hamlet of Frazione Annunziata. At the base of the hill that leads up to town, just across the border from Castiglione Falletto, the property includes 6 hectares of land including gardens, meadows, and vineyards, all farmed organically since 2013. Locations such as these, low down on a slope, were considered less desirable, but with global warming, the cool air that settles here at night now helps moderate the heat and add freshness to the wines. Being lower on a slope also helps alleviate hydric stress, which occurs when plants release more water than they absorb, and is part of the broader challenge climate change is inflicting on Piedmont.

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Sergio has a meticulous touch in the cellar, wanting to understand and control every aspect of both land and winemaking. With the Bricco Rocca as his sole Barolo vineyard, its vines over 60 years old, and approximately 2.5 hectares under vine, his is a true micro-winery producing around 6,000 bottles per year across a Barbera Superiore, a Nebbiolo, a Barolo, and in exceptional years, a Barolo Riserva.