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Cascina Garitina

Cascina Garitina

Cascina Garitina is a family-run estate in Castel Boglione, in the Alto Monferrato, founded in 1900 by great-grandmother Margherita (whose dialect nickname 'Margheritina', shortened to 'Garitina', gave the winery its name) and carried on by grandfather Giovanni and parents Pasquale and Assunta. It is now in its fourth generation under owner Gianluca Morino, supported by Pasquale, Alessandra, Gaia and Veronica. The vineyards lie in the southern sector of the Nizza DOCG and are planted 85% to Barbera, on the best-exposed sites, and 15% to Brachetto, Dolcetto, Pinot Nero, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with the oldest vines reserved for Nizza DOCG production.

At a glance

Region
Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Via Gianola 20, 14040 Castel Boglione (AT)
Winemaker
Gianluca Morino
Tours
Available
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
10
Website
https://cascinagaritina.it

Visits & tastings

Cascina Garitina welcomes visitors at the winery in Castel Boglione, Monday to Saturday 08:00-18:00 and Sunday 10:00-12:00 and 15:00-18:00. Booking is welcome, and required at weekends.

Tastings

  • Easy · 3 wines including one Nizza DOCG · breadsticks · €15
  • Nizza e Barbera · Garitta, Caranti and the three Nizza DOCG · local salami and Robiola di Roccaverano DOP · €25
  • Big Bench Experience · 3 vintages of Vegia tasted in the vineyard with Gianluca Morino · €25

Tours

  • Experience · vineyards next to the winery, then 6 wines with at least 2 Nizza DOCG · local products · €35
  • All about Nizza · vineyard and ageing cellar visit, four Nizza DOCG with Robiola and salami · about 2 hours · €40

Good to know

  • Free electric car charging (25 kW) during tastings

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Wines from Cascina Garitina

  • Caranti: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera, Red. Caranti is Cascina Garitina's Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, aged 12 months in 500-litre tonneaux before further bottle ageing.
  • Cec: Nizza DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. Cec is Cascina Garitina's single-vineyard Nizza DOCG from the vine planted in 1947 by Francesco ('Cec' in dialect), on friable silty-clay marl within the Gianola cru.
  • Garitta: Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera, Red. Garitta is Cascina Garitina's Barbera d'Asti DOCG, described by the producer as a powerful, well-balanced and elegant expression of the estate.
  • Gianola: Nizza Riserva DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. Gianola is Cascina Garitina's Nizza DOCG Riserva, a blend of the estate's three named Nizza vineyards (Vegia, Cec and Margherita), aged in new oak tonneaux and rested at least 5 years in bottle before release.
  • Margherita: Nizza DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. Margherita is Cascina Garitina's single-vineyard Nizza DOCG named for the vineyard great-grandmother Margherita began working in 1900 and which was replanted in 2002, on friable white calcareous marl.
  • Morinaccio come una volta: Vino Rosso, Barbera, Sparkling. Morinaccio come una volta is a red frizzante Barbera made through bottle refermentation, described by the producer as an old-style wine with a playful, summery character.
  • Niades: Mosto parzialmente fermentato, Sweet. Niades is a low-alcohol (4.5%), partially fermented sweet 'Pop Wine' made from an unnamed aromatic Piemontese grape variety, marketed as a refreshing aperitif.
  • Rugiada: Vino Rosso da uve appassite, Sweet. Rugiada is a sweet red wine made from raisined (appassimento) grapes of the region's most widespread red variety, aged three years in wood and three more in bottle before release.
  • Vegia: Nizza DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. Vegia is Cascina Garitina's single-vineyard Nizza DOCG from the vine planted in 1958 in the highest, southern part of the Gianola cru, on light, compact Serravalle sandstone.
  • Vera: Piemonte Barbera DOC, Barbera, Dolcetto, Merlot, Red. Vera is dedicated to Gianluca Morino's daughter Veronica, depicted on its pop-art label, and blends Barbera, Dolcetto and Merlot from newer, less densely planted vineyards designed to limit sugar and alcohol levels.