We are in Costigliole d’Asti on the hill of Sant’Anna. In front of us, a sweeping view that encompasses the arc of the Alpine mountain range, from Monte Rosa to Monviso. At our backs a 19th century farmhouse known as the Cascina del Culunel, or “Colonel’s Farmhouse”  by the people of Costigliole.

The vineyards surround the farmhouse and meander down the slopes of the hill. Sant’Anna dei Bricchetti is located in this landscape that is so quintessentially the Monferrato, a place that Ruggero and Orsetta Lenti have long sought to make their dream come true: a winery where the Monferrato tradition meets innovation.