An Iconic Langhe Property: the House of Cesare Giaccone

Sometimes a property’s value exceeds the sum of its material features and its sales price. This may be considered a perfect example of such an occurrence.

We are talking about the locus of the life and activities (calling it a home or a restaurant would be an understatement) of Cesare of Albaretto, a cook and an artist, coarse and exceptional, a personality out of the ordinary who has created his own norms. A chef and a star well before this became a media-driven phenomenon, a maestro in his kitchen and with his paintbrushes.

In hard times he made his dreams come true in the Langhe and the Langhe into a unique spot on the map of Piemont.

His living and working place became iconic, inseparably linked with the area and the region’s culinary and oenological excellence, affirming Its primacy as one of the world’s capitals of excellent food and wine.

A favored destination of many celebrities who have visited the Langhe over the years, the house spreads over three levels.

The upper ground floor contains the kitchen (in this case it does deserve to be mentioned first), the dining hall, cozy with its fireplace where Cesare roasted his delicious goats, and Cesare’s private apartment which consists of a living room, a kitchen, three bedrooms and a bathroom.

The basement features another dining hall, a bar and a wine cellar containing outstanding bottles, the restrooms, a pantry, a cellar room and a room where Casare used to make his unique Barolo vinegar. Everything still reminds of his presence and nothing has been changed.

The first floor contains a thoroughly and finely refurbished attic apartment consisting of a light living room with an open-plan kitchen area, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, three balconies with enchanting views, a laundry room and a walk-in closet.

Besides the house, the sale includes a parcel of land of about 9000 square meters, part of it classified as a building plot.

The property’s symbolic value makes it suitable mainly for those clients who are willing and capable of taking up, with commitment, skill and modesty, the heredity of its creator and longtime former owner.