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The Monfalletto estate boasts a centuries-old history.
Its beginnings date back to April 3, 1340, when Pietrino Falletti became the owner of the commune of La Morra, which was made possible by a loan granted by the commune of Alba.
Through the centuries the family increased its holdings, sold them, divided them up, lost them, passed them down to heirs, and so on, through the various family branches that appeared and disappeared throughout the whole of Piedmont.
The La Morra property, however, was held continuously through 16 generations, from 1340 until the Countess Luigia Falletti di Rodello passed away in 1941.
Because this particular branch of the family tree had died out with the countess, the property was passed to the closest relative and legitimate heir, Paolo Cordero di Montezemolo, the countess’s nephew and father of current owners Giovanni and Enrico Cordero di Montezemolo, who now care for the vines and fruit themselves. |
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