Renato Ratti

Renato Ratti, a prominent figure of the Piedmontese wine panorama, was born in 1934. After completing his studies in oenology at the Faculty of Alba, he was sent to Brazil by Cinzano San Paolo, with the task of dealing with the production of vermouth and sparkling wine . These years represented for Renato the fulcrum of their training, fundamental for the professional growth and for the development of the ideas that he will then put into practice on his return to Italy. Renato returns to Piedmont in 1965, and begins to buy a small vineyard of Barolo in the historic Cru of Marcenasco, in La Morra, thus starting the wine adventure as a producer. From 1975 until the end of the 1980s, the company grows at an encouraging pace, becoming one of the productive realities of reference not only at regional, but even national level. In this period Renato held important charges, - he is appointed president of the Barolo Consortium and then of the Asti Consortium - and also dedicates himself to writing, publishing several books on Piedmontese and Italian wines; A figure of great prominent, who, however, disappeared prematurely in 1988. From this moment the son Pietro, a young man just graduated from the Enological School of Alba, who takes care of the company, who today develops on an area of ​​about 35 hectares of life; Here are growing Dolcetto, Barbera, Nebbiolo, to which is added a small percentage of Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Every year there are about 300,000 bottles produced, divided into 9 labels where, next to the wines more traditionally linked to daily consumption, such as the Dolcetto d'Alba "Colombè" and the Barbera d'Alba "Battalion", we find different important expressions of Barolo , among which the "Marcena" and the "Rocche dell'Annunziata" stand out. The company Renato Ratti is always confirmed on excellent levels, and is characterized by labels which, in addition to being imbued with history, always represent the territory with great loyalty, honoring Piedmont.