The noted winemaker Robert Bergaglio, cellarmaster and winemaker has named this noble wine after his wife’s family name, Figini. For many years, Robert and his father worked for the world renowned La Scolca. In 1975 Robert and his father left La Scolca and started their own winery, in Gavi, beginning with only two hectares of vineyards. Today Robert and his family, wife Silvana, and children Simona and Dario, own 39 hectares of land, 21 of which are cultivated vineyards.