In 1920, Domenico Cabutto purchased the then Tenuta La Volta (The Volta Estate) from Count Gastone Guerrieri di Mirafiori. Located in the Barolo (Piedmont) region only ten miles from Alba, "La Volta" was named after an adjacent castle built between the 10th and 11th centuries. In this now abandoned castle once lived Silvio Pellico -- one of the best-known Italian patriots of the last century who fought for Italian unification and who also wrote My Prisons. The windy exposure of the vineyard and their elevation enhancing the perfumes and the freshness of the wines.

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