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Cascina Faletta

Cascina Faletta

Cascina Faletta is a historic farmhouse estate in Casale Monferrato, in the Monferrato hills, run by Elena Novarino and Giovanni Rosso. A ceramic plaque above the entrance carries the date 1881, and the owners have restored the buildings with period floors, ceilings and furniture. A document records that in 1957 the estate received a prize as an excellent wine estate. Their son Lorenzo looks after the wine as cellar master and grower. The range covers Grignolino, Barbera, Pinot Nero, Syrah, Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio, in still and sparkling versions, and the wines are named after the estate's history, from Marchesa Virginia, its first owner, to the 3 Fucili. Alongside the cellar there is a restaurant and a bed and breakfast, and visitors can taste the wines and see the historic cellar.

At a glance

Region
Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Regione Mandoletta 81, 15033 Casale Monferrato (AL)
Winemaker
Lorenzo Rosso
Tours
Available
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
13
Website
https://www.faletta.it/

Visits & tastings

Cascina Faletta offers tastings and a guided visit of its historic cellar with owner Lorenzo, alongside a restaurant and a bed and breakfast on the estate.

Tastings

  • Glass on the terrace · with dry snacks · €10
  • Three wines · with dry snacks · €20
  • Five wines · with dry snacks · €30
  • Assapora il Monferrato · 3 wines · with cured meats and cheeses · €25
  • Assapora il Monferrato · 5 wines · with cured meats and cheeses · €35

Tours

  • Guided cellar visit · with Lorenzo, at 11:00 and 17:00 · €5

Food & stay

  • Restaurant on the estate, open Wednesday to Sunday
  • Bed and breakfast with rooms and apartments, check-in 3pm to 7pm

Good to know

  • Booking required, groups of up to 10

Contact

Wines from Cascina Faletta

  • 3 Fucili: Piemonte Pinot Nero DOC, Pinot Nero 100%, Red. 3 Fucili is a Piemonte Pinot Nero DOC aged in large French oak barrels, giving an elegant, complex red.
  • Baudolino: Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC, Grignolino 100%, Red. Baudolino is a Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC from the Braja vineyard planted in 1936, Grignolino being the most representative grape of Monferrato.
  • Braja: Barbera del Monferrato DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Braja is a Barbera del Monferrato DOC from the grandmother's historic Braja vineyard in Terruggia, planted in 1936.
  • Carosello: Vino Rosato, Syrah 100%, Rosé. Carosello is a still rosé made from 100% Syrah, fermented in steel and briefly aged in bottle.
  • Crucànt: Spumante Brut Metodo Martinotti, Pinot Nero, Chardonnay, Sparkling. Crucànt is a Pinot Nero and Chardonnay sparkling wine made with the Martinotti method.
  • Cyrano: Piemonte Syrah DOC, Syrah 100%, Red. Cyrano is a Piemonte Syrah DOC aged 24 months in French oak tonneaux.
  • Indelebile Monferace: Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC, Grignolino 100%, Red. Indelebile Monferace is the estate's historic long-aged Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC, made as part of the 'Monferace' project reviving the traditional long wood-aging of Grignolino from the Savoy era.
  • La Pignola: Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. La Pignola is a Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG from the historic Braja vineyard (planted 1936), aged in oak; its name comes from an anecdote during filming of the TV show "4 Restaurants" with chef Alessandro…
  • Marchesa Virginia: Piemonte Pinot Nero Spumante DOC, Pinot Nero 100%, Sparkling. Marchesa Virginia is a Metodo Classico sparkling Pinot Nero (Piemonte DOC) aged 48 months on the lees.
  • Myricae: Piemonte Chardonnay DOC, Chardonnay 100%, White. Myricae is a still Piemonte Chardonnay DOC from the estate's old vineyard; English and Italian sources disagree on vinification and tasting details.
  • Primo Bianco: Piemonte Chardonnay DOC, Chardonnay 100%, White. Primo Bianco is a still Piemonte Chardonnay DOC; sources disagree on some production and tasting details between language versions.
  • Primo Grigio: Monferrato Bianco DOC, Pinot Grigio 100%, White. Primo Grigio is a still Monferrato Bianco DOC made from 100% Pinot Grigio.
  • Rosso di Rosso: Vino Rosso, Syrah, Barbera, Pinot Nero, Red. Rosso di Rosso blends Syrah, Barbera and Pinot Nero grapes vinified separately then assembled in percentages that vary by vintage.