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Costa Catterina
Costa Catterina is a family estate run by Antonio Coscia and his wife Antonella at Castagnito, in the Roero hills on the left bank of the Tanaro. The vines cover about 15 hectares in several plots around Castagnito and neighbouring villages, and the family says its ancestors moved to the present site a little over a century ago from Castellinaldo.
The range covers both banks of the river: Roero Arneis (still as Arsivel, and sparkling as Ma Brut), Moscato d'Asti, Roero from Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo d'Alba, Barbera d'Alba, Langhe Dolcetto and a Barolo from Monforte. Vines are trained in traditional guyot, grass grows freely between the rows without herbicides, and the estate holds the Green Experience mark.
Castagnito lies about 9 km from Alba, in sandy Roero soils that suit Arneis; the Roero is known for its Rocche, deep eroded gullies.
At a glance
- Region
- Roero, Piemonte, Italy
- Address
- Via Castellinaldo 14, 12050 Castagnito (CN)
- Winemaker
- Antonio Coscia
- Tours
- Available
- Tastings
- Available
- Wines listed
- 8
- Website
- https://costacatterina.com/
Visits & tastings
Visits are by appointment: a walk through the bottling, storage and ageing rooms of the cellar at Castagnito, then a tasting. The cellar is about 9 km from Alba.
Tastings
- Cellar tasting · wines paired with local cold cuts, cheeses with honey and, for the Moscato, hazelnut cake or toasted hazelnuts
Tours
- Cellar visit · bottling, storage and ageing rooms · ends with a tasting
Food & stay
- Three double rooms (Barbera, Arneis, Nebbiolo) in the estate's agriturismo, with buffet breakfast of cold cuts, cheeses, fruit and cakes
- Restaurants serving local dishes within walking distance
Good to know
- Information and bookings by phone, email or the website form
- Small pets allowed on request; bikes and scooters can be hired for tours of the area
Contact
- +39 0173 213403
- info@costacatterina.com
- Contact form
- Via Castellinaldo 14, 12050 Castagnito (CN)
Wines from Costa Catterina
- Arsivel: Roero Arneis DOCG, Roero Arneis 100%, White. Dry still white from Roero Arneis grown next to the cellar in Castagnito. "Arsivel" is the estate's registered brand, a Piedmontese word for a likeable, outgoing person.
- Barbera d'Alba Superiore: Barbera d'Alba Superiore DOC, Barbera 100%, Red. Barbera d'Alba Superiore aged 24 months in large oak, from vines planted in 1980.
- Barolo: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Barolo from Nebbiolo grown at 450 m in Monforte, aged 3 years in large oak and 6 months in bottle.
- Langhe Dolcetto: Langhe Dolcetto DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. Dry, fruity Dolcetto from Castellinaldo, with 8 months in large oak.
- Ma Brut: Roero Arneis Spumante DOCG, Roero Arneis 100%, Sparkling. Dry Charmat-method sparkling wine made from 100% Roero Arneis, with first bottling 12 months after harvest.
- Moscato d'Asti: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato d'Asti 100%, Sweet. Lightly sparkling sweet white at 5.5% ABV, from Moscato grown around Canelli and Castagnole delle Lanze.
- Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore: Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore DOC, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore from Roero vineyards, aged 24 months in large oak.
- Roero: Roero DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. Red Roero from 100% Nebbiolo, aged 36 months in large oak and 6 months in bottle.