Olek Bondonio

Olek Bondonio works out of La Berchialla, his family's 200-year-old farmhouse perched above the Roncagliette cru in Barbaresco, where his great-great-great grandfather Guglielmo Como was a founding member of the Cantina Sociale that became Produttori del Barbaresco in 1894. A former competitive snowboarder, Olek returned to wine in the early 2000s and released his first vintage of around 2,000 bottles in 2005.

The estate spans three sites: Roncagliette in Barbaresco (heavy clay over blue marl, 50-year-old vines), Starderi in Neive (softer clay and lighter marl, 40-year-old vines), and Altavilla in the broader Langhe (40-45-year-old Barbera). Estate wines have been certified organic since 2018 and farmed with biodynamic practices.

In the cellar Olek leans on spontaneous fermentation, the basket press, long elevage in large Slavonian botti for the Nebbiolos, and bottling without fining or filtration. The range runs to Barbaresco Roncagliette and Barbaresco Starderi, Langhe Nebbiolo, Barbera d'Alba, a negoce Barbera d'Asti, the Pelaverga-based Rosso Giulietta, and a Barbera Vino Rosso called Mosca.