Where is Mosnel winery located?

Mosnel is in Contrada Barboglio, Camignone di Passirano, in the province of Brescia in Lombardy. The estate sits at the centre of the Franciacorta appellation, on the morainic hillsides that fall south from Lake Iseo.

When was Mosnel founded?

The Barboglio family inherited the estate in 1836 and have farmed it continuously since. The current name Mosnel was adopted in 1976, when the older Azienda Agricola Barzanò Barboglio brand was retired. Emanuela Barboglio had already brought the winery under the new Franciacorta DOC in 1968.

Is Mosnel an organic winery?

Yes. All 41 hectares of Mosnel vineyard are certified organic under EU regulations 834/2007 and 889/2008, with the certification audited by VALORITALIA. Mosnel is also a member of FIVI, the Italian federation of independent winegrowers.

What grapes does Mosnel grow?

The estate is planted to the three classic Franciacorta varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and Pinot Nero. All vineyards sit in a single microclimate around the borgo at a minimum of 5,000 vines per hectare, and harvest is done by hand.

Can you visit Mosnel for a tasting?

Yes. Mosnel runs guided cellar tours and tastings throughout the week, bookable through its dedicated visit.mosnel.com platform. Options range from a 30-minute Taste & Go flight at EUR 15 per person to longer 90-minute tours of the 16th-century cellars built around themed Franciacorta flights (house style, vintage millesimati, or zero-dosage).

What is Mosnel's signature wine?

EBB is the millesimato Franciacorta the family bottles in homage to Emanuela Barzanò Barboglio, made from the estate's finest Chardonnay grapes vinified in small oak ovals. Beyond EBB, the Satèn and the long-aged Riserva are the other anchors of the Mosnel Franciacorta range.

Azienda Agricola Il Mosnel

Lombardy, Italy

Il Mosnel sits at the heart of Franciacorta, in Camignone di Passirano on the morainic hillsides south of Lake Iseo. The Barboglio family has farmed the centuries-old residence since 1836, and today its 41 hectares of certified-organic Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and Pinot Nero feed an estate-only Franciacorta range bottled from 16th-century cellars. The fifth generation, Giulio and Lucia Barzanò, now run the cellar.

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Lombardy
Est. 1836
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Tour I Millesimati

Cellar tour and a vintage-dated flight of the three iconic Mosnel millesimati: Satèn, EBB, and Parosé.

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About Azienda Agricola Il Mosnel

Borgo Mosnel sits in Contrada Barboglio, a hamlet of Camignone di Passirano in the province of Brescia, on the morainic hillsides that fall south from Lake Iseo into the heart of Franciacorta. The estate name comes from a Brescian dialect word for a pile of rocks, the outcrop on which the residence and its cellars stand. The 16th-century underground cellars remain in daily use, extended in 2018 by a new cellar built on three underground floors and a ground-level pavilion.

The Barboglio family inherited the property in 1836 and have farmed it continuously through five generations. The decisive turn came with Emanuela Barboglio, who planted the first specialised vineyards and, in 1968, brought the estate under the newly created Franciacorta DOC. In 1976 the older "Azienda Agricola Barzanò Barboglio" name was retired, and the winery has traded as Mosnel since.

The fifth generation now leads the cellar. Giulio Barzanò directs production and commercial work, while his sister Lucia Barzanò oversees marketing, communication, and administration. They share the vineyard and cellar with experienced agronomy and oenology consultants, and the family is a member of FIVI, the Italian federation of independent winegrowers.

All Mosnel grapes come from the family's own 41 hectares, planted almost in a single block around the borgo. The vineyards are certified organic under EU regulations 834/2007 and 889/2008 and audited by VALORITALIA. Plantings hold to a minimum density of 5,000 vines per hectare, yields are kept low, harvest is by hand, and pressing is done on a specialised bladder press. The classic Franciacorta trio of Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and Pinot Nero sits within a single microclimate above the Camignone slope.

The Franciacorta range opens with the multi-vintage Brut, Rosé, Pas Dosé, and the all-organic Nature, then climbs to the millesimati Satèn, EBB, and Parosé, plus the long-aged Brut "QdE". At the top sits the Riserva, joined by occasional Riedizioni late releases that put twenty-year-old bottlings back on the market. Beyond Franciacorta, the estate also bottles a Curtefranca DOC Rosso (Fontecolo) and Bianco (Campolarga), and the sweet, sun-dried Sebino IGT Passito Sulif. Annual production runs to roughly 230,000 bottles across eight labels.

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Contrada Barboglio, 14, ingresso da Via G.C. Abba, 38, 25050 Camignone, Brescia (Lombardy)

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