The Toso family's roots in Neive stretch back to 1894, when Giovanni Toso acquired Cascina Longoria and began recognizing the land's potential for viticulture. For five generations the family farmed these hills, selling grapes and quietly building their knowledge of one of Piedmont's most celebrated wine communes. The turning point came in 1991 when they acquired the historic Farmhouse Le Doti itself, along with prime vineyard land in the Bordini cru that surrounds it — one of Neive's most respected sites for Barbaresco.

With the 2020 vintage, cousins Alessandra and Davide Toso formally adopted the name Le Doti to honor the farmhouse, and marked a new chapter in the family's story: Alessandra became the first woman in five generations of the Toso family to lead the winemaking process. The wines she produces have immediately impressed — precise, lifted, and deeply expressive of Neive's particular terroir.

The Bordini cru sits in the heart of Neive, one of four communes authorized to produce Barbaresco DOCG. Neive Barbaresco is known for wines of notable structure and aromatic intensity — slightly more powerful than those of Treiso, with remarkable aging potential. Alessandra and Davide have introduced more careful, methodical approaches in the cellar while keeping the fundamentals rooted in tradition: hand harvesting, careful sorting, and aging in large Slavonian oak barrels that allow the Nebbiolo to develop complexity without losing its characteristic elegance and lift.

Alessandra Toso leads winemaking — the first woman to do so in five generations of the Toso family, bringing precision and a fresh perspective to a century-old heritage. Davide Toso handles the business and vineyard side alongside her. Together they represent a new chapter for a family that has been farming the same land in Neive since the 19th century.