Monferrato · Winery · Curated profile
Federico Longo
Federico Longo runs Cascina Rüral, a small organic estate above Montafia, in the Asti hills of Monferrato. Vineyard work follows organic methods with no chemical fertilizers, and every wine ferments only with native yeasts, unfiltered and unclarified.
The estate makes six wines, each carrying a Piedmontese dialect name tied to its place in estate life: Ferla, a barrel-aged Freisa d'Asti and the first wine bottled here; Anfora, aged in terracotta; Risoira, a Freisa and Albarossa blend; Rabarè and Cifulè, a bottle-fermented frizzante red; and Sapinè, a long-aged white kept as a meditation wine. Cascina Rüral doubles as an agriturismo, and its guest rooms borrow the same six names. Monferrato's hills around Asti sit within the Piedmont vineyard landscape that UNESCO recognised as a World Heritage Site in 2014.
At a glance
- Region
- Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy
- Address
- Strada Valdelserro 2A, 14014 Montafia (AT)
- Winemaker
- Federico Longo
- Tours
- Available
- Tastings
- Available
- Wines listed
- 6
- Website
- https://cascinarural.com/
Visits & tastings
RÜRAL combines a small organic winery with an agriturismo above Montafia, in the Asti Monferrato. Tastings and tours are by appointment, minimum two people.
Tastings
- Classic tasting · winery tour · 3 wines, Sapinè to Rabarè · breadsticks · €15 per person
- Full tasting · vineyard walk and winery tour · 5 wines with cured meats and cheeses · €30 per person
- Gift card · classic or full tasting, valid one year · €10 or €30 per person
Tours
- Estate open day · guided visit with Federico Longo · monthly, May to October, 10:00 to 12:30 · €20 per person
Food & stay
- 8 rooms named after the estate's wines, with air conditioning, Wi-Fi and rain showers
Good to know
- Pool, e-bikes and EV charging for guests
- Solar panels and phytodepuration on site
- Italian and English spoken
Contact
- +39 380 656 7391
- info@cascinarural.it
- Book a stay
- Strada Valdelserro 2A, 14014 Montafia (AT)
Wines from Federico Longo
- Anfora: Vino Rosso, Freisa, Red. A blend of the estate's best native grapes, fermented with wild yeasts and aged in terracotta amphorae rather than wood.
- Cifulè: Piemonte Rosso Frizzante DOC, Freisa 50%, Barbera 50%, Sparkling. A bottle-refermented Piemonte Rosso Frizzante made with indigenous yeasts, the estate's sparkling red.
- Ferla: Freisa d'Asti Superiore DOC, Freisa, Red. RÜRAL's first bottled wine, a barrel-aged Freisa d'Asti Superiore vinified with indigenous yeasts and extended skin maceration.
- Rabarè: Vino Rosso, Albarossa, Red. Named for the grape-picking work in the vineyard, made from indigenous grapes with extended skin contact and two years each in oak and bottle.
- Risoira: Monferrato Rosso DOC, Freisa, Albarossa, Red. A blend of Freisa and Albarossa grapes, RÜRAL's Monferrato Rosso, steel-fermented and aged two years in oak.
- Sapinè: Vino Bianco, Sauvignon, White. A skin-contact white meant for long bottle ageing, described by the estate as a meditation wine.