DOC area for red wine in the Italian region of Piedmont. The zone covers about 900 hectares of vineyards and extends in the hilly area of Alba in the Langhe mountains. It includes in its entirety the municipalities of Alba, Albaretto della Torre, Arguello, Barolo, Benevello, Borgomale, Bosia, Camo, Castiglione Falletto, Castiglione Tinella, Castino, Cossano Belbo, Grinzane Cavour, Lequio Berria, Mango, Monforte d'Alba, Montelupo Albese, Neviglie, Rocchetta Belbo, Rodello, Santo Stefano Belbo, Serralunga d'Alba, Sinio, Treiso and Trezzo Tinella and parts of Barbaresco, Cherasco, Cortemilia, La Morra, Narzole, Neive, Novello, Roddi, Roddino, Torre Bormida and Verduno in the province of Cuneo, and Coazzolo in the province of Asti. If the grapes come from classified vineyards, Vigna can be indicated followed by the name of the vineyard.
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