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Clemente Guasti

Clemente Guasti

Clemente Guasti opened his cellar in Nizza Monferrato just after the war, and his grandson Enrico Piantato has run it from the same street, Corso IV Novembre, since the family took it over again in 2020. The house is remembered for putting the vineyard of origin on Barbera labels early on, and for using steel tanks for sparkling wine in the 1950s. Today the range is wide: Barbera in several forms, from a Nizza Riserva and the Boschetto Vecchio cru to a Vinciarett rosé first made in 1960, plus Alta Langa, Moscato d'Asti, Gavi, Roero Arneis and Timorasso from Momperone. Barolo and Barbaresco come from Serralunga, Monforte (Ginestra) and Neive (San Giuliano). Nizza Monferrato sits in the Monferrato hills in the province of Asti, and the Nizza denomination for Barbera was recognised as a DOCG in 2014.

At a glance

Region
Nizza, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Corso IV Novembre 80, 14049 Nizza Monferrato (AT)
Tours
Available
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
24
Website
https://www.guasti.it/

Visits & tastings

Tastings run daily by booking, mostly in the historic underground cellars, with a short option in the wine shop in central Nizza Monferrato.

Tastings

  • Three Sips · 3 wines · 30 min · shop only, no cellar tour · €20
  • Quintessence of Monferrato · 5 wines · 1 h 30 · €30
  • My Barbera · 5 Barbera wines · 1 h 30 · €35
  • Treasures of the Langhe · 5 wines · €40
  • Nizza Experience · Nizza crus · 1 h 30 · €40

Tours

  • The Reserve · private cellar tour, 7 rare wines · 2 h · €70

Good to know

  • Daily 9:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00
  • Closed 25 and 26 Dec, 1 and 6 Jan, 15 Aug
  • Up to 15 people per slot

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Wines from Clemente Guasti

  • Asti: Asti Spumante DOCG, Moscato 100%, Sparkling. Sweet sparkling Moscato from vineyards around Nizza Monferrato and Cossano Belbo, meant to be drunk young.
  • Barcarato: Nizza Riserva DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. Nizza Riserva from the estate's oldest owned vineyards, aged in small oak barrels and 12 months in bottle.
  • Barolo: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100% (subvarieties Lampia, Michet, Rosé), Red. Barolo from vineyards in Barolo and Serralunga, aged 2 years and 6 months in oak casks.
  • Boschetto Vecchio: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. The house's flagship Barbera cru, from the owned Boschetto Vecchio vineyard, aged 18 months in oak.
  • Brachetto d'Acqui: Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG, Brachetto 100%, Sparkling. Sweet sparkling Brachetto from Acqui Terme and neighbouring towns.
  • Clemente: Alta Langa DOCG, Pinot Nero 75%, Chardonnay 25%, Sparkling. Brut Alta Langa Millesimato, Pinot Nero and Chardonnay, classic method with at least 36 months of ageing.
  • Clementina: Barbera del Monferrato DOC, Barbera 90%, Freisa 10%, Red. Lightly fizzy (vivace) Barbera with 10% Freisa from Nizza Monferrato.
  • Clems: Spumante Brut, Pinot Nero 100%, Sparkling. Dry Pinot Nero sparkling wine made by the Martinotti-Charmat method.
  • Desideria: Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. Steel-aged Barbera d'Asti from Nizza Monferrato vineyards, bottled with 6 months of rest.
  • Dolcetto d'Alba: Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. Dolcetto d'Alba from Neive and neighbouring towns, dry with an almond note.
  • Gavi di Gavi: Gavi DOCG, Cortese 100%, White. Dry Cortese from vineyards in Gavi only, described by the producer as a white of good longevity.
  • Ginestra: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100% (subvarieties Lampia, Michet, Rosé), Red. Single-cru Barolo from Ginestra in Monforte, aged 2 years and 6 months in oak casks.
  • Gioia: Alta Langa DOCG, Pinot Nero 100%, Sparkling. Pas Dosé Alta Langa Millesimato, 100% Pinot Nero, classic method with at least 60 months of ageing.
  • Grignolino d'Asti: Grignolino d'Asti DOC, Grignolino 100%, Red. Grignolino d'Asti from Nizza Monferrato and Castelnuovo Calcea; the producer advises not ageing it long.
  • Il Mio Sole: Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso, Timorasso 100%, White. Derthona Timorasso from vineyards in Momperone, six months in tonneau.
  • Laficaia: Nizza DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. Nizza from the Laficaia vineyard in the Casalotto cru, six months in French oak tonneau.
  • Nebbiolo d'Alba: Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Nebbiolo d'Alba from Neive and neighbouring towns, one year in oak.
  • Piemonte Chardonnay: Piemonte DOC Chardonnay, Chardonnay 100%, White. Dry Chardonnay from Nizza Monferrato vineyards.
  • Positivo: Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato DOC, Cortese 100%, White. Cortese from vineyards in Nizza Monferrato and Mombaruzzo, medium-bodied and pleasingly acidulous.
  • Roero Arneis: Roero Arneis DOCG, Arneis 100%, White. Arneis from Canale and neighbouring Roero communes, a white of good longevity.
  • San Giuliano: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barbaresco from the San Giuliano cru in Neive, 18 months in oak.
  • Santa Teresa: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato 100%, Sweet. Moscato d'Asti from the estate's own Tenuta Santa Teresa vineyard in Casalotto di Mombaruzzo.
  • Severa: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. Barbera d'Asti Superiore from Nizza Monferrato vineyards, 12 months in oak and 6 in bottle.
  • Vinciarett: Vino Rosato, Barbera 100%, Rosé. Barbera rosé first made in 1960 by Clemente Guasti, one of the first Barbera rosés.