Michele Chiarlo, the estate, was founded in 1956 in Monferrato, in Italy’s Piedmont region. Michele Chiarlo has been acquiring vineyards ever since and today he and his two sons own and operate 250 acres of vineyards. The estate produces about 1 million bottles a year and is best known for its Barolo, Barbera and Barbaresco. It also produces blends and white wines. Gambero Rosso has written that the estate produces numerous wines made in a “modern style where the highly skilled cellar craftsmanship brings out the true spirit of the territory.”