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Cantina San Matteo

Cantina San Matteo

Azienda Agricola San Matteo is Massimo Diotti's winery at Rovereto, in the hills of Gavi in the province of Alessandria. His family roots lie further west: a great-grandfather, Giuseppe, grew grapes and made wine at Vesime in the Alta Langa toward the end of the nineteenth century. Diotti released his first bottles in 2005, the year his son was born, and named the estate after him. Today the estate farms 33 hectares, all inside DOCG zones, around San Cristoforo, Francavilla Bisio, Capriata d'Orba and Gavi. The cellar is at La Palazzina, bought in 2016, and the Cascina Roma farmhouse followed in 2018. The range runs from a plain Gavi and the single-vineyard Le Parodine to Roero Arneis, Moscato d'Asti, Barbera d'Alba, Barolo and Barbaresco from Langhe and Roero sites, plus a Timorasso from the Colli Tortonesi. Gavi lies close to the Ligurian border, and Cortese is the grape its DOCG is built on.

At a glance

Region
Gavi, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Frazione Rovereto 19, 15066 Gavi (AL)
Winemaker
Massimo Diotti
Tours
Not listed
Tastings
Not listed
Wines listed
12
Website
https://www.cantinasanmatteo.com/en

Visits & tastings

The site advertises no cellar visits or tastings. What it does offer is a farmhouse stay near Gavi, and the estate can be contacted directly to ask about a visit.

Food & stay

  • Cascina Roma, a 19th century farm renovated in 2018: 6 rooms plus a junior suite with a kitchenette
  • About 5 km from Gavi, among the vineyards of the Monferrato hills

Contact

Wines from Cantina San Matteo

  • Barbaresco: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barbaresco DOCG from 20-year-plus Nebbiolo vines at Neive, aged 26 months with 10 in oak, 14% ABV.
  • Barolo: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barolo DOCG from La Morra and Castiglione Falletto, 100% Nebbiolo, 24 months in large oak, 14% ABV.
  • Can Jek: Barbera d'Alba DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Barbera d'Alba DOC named Can Jek, 100% Barbera from Diano d'Alba, 14% ABV.
  • Derthona: Colli Tortonesi Timorasso DOC, Timorasso (Derthona) 100%, White. A Timorasso from Berzano di Tortona and Volpeglino, 100% Derthona, 14% ABV, fermented and rested on lees in steel for about 10 months.
  • Gavi: Gavi DOCG, Cortese 100%, White. The estate's straight Gavi DOCG, 100% Cortese from four Gavi-zone communes, at 12% ABV.
  • Il Pendio: Vino Rosso, Barbera 60%, Dolcetto 40%, Red. A Vino Rosso blend of 60% Barbera and 40% Dolcetto from Castelletto d'Orba and Ovada, 13.5% ABV.
  • La Palazzina: Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG, Cortese 100%, White. Gavi del Comune di Gavi DOCG from Gavi vineyards around 30 years old, 100% Cortese, 12.5% ABV.
  • La Rivetta: Vino Bianco, Cortese 100%, White. A still white Vino Bianco from the estate's Gavi-area vineyards in Capriata d'Orba, Francavilla and San Cristoforo, at 11.5% ABV.
  • Langhe Nebbiolo: Langhe Nebbiolo DOC, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Langhe Nebbiolo DOC from Neive and Roddi, 100% Nebbiolo, kept in steel and glass, 13.5% ABV.
  • Le Parodine: Gavi DOCG, Cortese 100%, White. A single-vineyard Gavi DOCG from Le Parodine in Capriata d'Orba, 100% Cortese, 12% ABV.
  • Moscato d'Asti: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato bianco 100%, Sparkling. Moscato d'Asti DOCG from 45 to 55 year old vines at Santo Stefano Belbo, 5.5% ABV.
  • Roero Arneis: Roero Arneis DOCG, Arneis 100%, White. Roero Arneis DOCG from Castellinaldo, 100% Arneis, 13% ABV, aged in steel for 4 to 5 months.