Roberta Borghese

The Place The estate is family-managed, led by Borghese with her daughters Lisa and Nicole following in her footsteps. Its sense of place is tied to the Colli Orientali, where the wines are described through texture, color, and scent rather than spectacle: white wines marked by finesse and elegance, red wines by ruby tones and fruity or slightly herbaceous aromas. Certain crus come from privileged vineyard positions such as Rosazzo. There, the marly soil known as ponca is part of the making of reserve wines described as joining grace with power, a phrasing that points to both structure and restraint. Below ground, the winery uses an underground cellar built into rock. In the barreling area, French oak barrels hold wines as they rest and develop aromas, giving the place a second geology: stone around the cellar, wood around the wine.

The Method Borghese transformed the estate through innovation while respecting tradition, with vineyard work as the starting point. Short pruning techniques and vineyard replanting were used to improve grape quality, placing the work before fermentation in the rows themselves. Her approach emphasizes total replanting of older vineyards, denser vine planting, and shorter pruning systems. The principle behind those choices is direct: quality wine begins with high-quality grapes. In the vineyard and at harvest, chemical products are used as little as possible. Grapes are harvested manually in boxes to avoid damaging them, a detail that keeps the fruit intact from vine to cellar and makes handling part of the wine’s final character.

The Range The wines speak through the contrasts of the Colli Orientali: whites shaped by finesse and elegance, reds carrying ruby color with fruit or a lightly herbaceous scent. The reserve wines from sites such as Rosazzo draw on ponca, the region’s marly soil, for a balance described as graceful yet powerful. Among the signature releases, Pinot Grigio Ramato gives the craft a vivid visual cue. It is described as red onion in color, with a dry, fresh, and balanced taste, a wine whose identity begins before the glass reaches the nose.