Santuvario Lozio Rosso XVIII
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For many years, Ivano Barbaglia was a musical instrument repairman. While he enjoyed the work, in 2011 he took a new direction by starting the Santuvario project with a tiny plot of family land. Together with his wife Paola, they cultivate two hectares of Nebbiolo, Croatina, Vespolina, Uva Rara and Erbaluce, as well as 50 ares planted in 2013 and 2014. Boca is one of Italy's smallest viticultural regions, with just 30 hectares planted and 15 eligible for the DOC. Though densely planted with over 1000 hectares in the 1930's, it was down to only 10 by the early 90's. In an all too familiar tale, factory jobs led many farmers to progressively abandon their land (sadly, those same jobs are also long gone.) Today, in large part due to the wines and promotion of Boca by Swiss visionary Christoph Kunzli, the area has seen an uptick of new talent. Ivano is certainly one of those up-and-comers. The name Santuvario comes from the gorgeous convent that his family's old vines overlook. In fact, the Santuvario Rosso label is actually taken from an arial picture of the convent when it surrounded in vines: