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Gigi Rosso

Gigi Rosso

Gigi Rosso trained at the Alba school of oenology, worked for Cinzano, Fontanafredda, Barbero and Bersano, and in 1971 founded his own winery, releasing his first Barolo in 1974. His son Maurizio now looks after the estate's roughly 12 hectares and has added new vineyards and wines, from Bricco San Pietro in Monforte d'Alba to Barbera d'Asti from the Nizza area. Other plots sit in Serralunga d'Alba, in Roddino (Bricco del Cavallo) and in Diano d'Alba (Sorì del Moncolombetto). The cellar is underground in Castiglione Falletto, where fermentation is spontaneous and Barolo rests for years in large untoasted Slavonian oak casks, while Dolcetto stays out of wood. The list runs from Barolo and Barbaresco to Dolcetto, Barbera, Arneis, Chardonnay and Moscato. Castiglione Falletto is one of the villages where Barolo is made, and the Langhe vineyards have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014.

At a glance

Region
Barolo, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Strada Alba-Barolo 34, 12060 Castiglione Falletto (CN)
Winemaker
Maurizio Rosso
Tours
Available
Tastings
Available
Wines listed
18
Website
https://www.gigirosso.it/

Visits & tastings

Gigi Rosso is among the first cellars you reach driving from Alba towards Barolo, with direct access and parking, and has received visitors since 1989. A family member often leads the visit.

Tastings

  • Basic tasting · 5 wines · 1 h · €18 per person
  • Cru · cellar tour and tasting · 1 h 30 · €30 per person
  • Premium Cru · premium cellar tour and tasting · 1 h 30 · €35 per person
  • Emotional tasting · a 1980s Barolo Riserva opened with the producer, on request · min. 2 people · €100 per person

Tours

  • Cellar visit · underground cellars, steel tanks and the oak barrels where Barolo rests

Food & stay

  • Country house with two apartments for up to 7 guests, a short walk from the winery, booked via Airbnb or at the winery

Good to know

  • Mon to Fri 8:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00; Sat by appointment only; closed Sundays
  • Italian, English and German

Contact

Wines from Gigi Rosso

  • Antica Cascina Carelli alla Montà: Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore, Barbera 100%, Red. A Barbera d'Asti Superiore from a replanted 2.5 ha vineyard in Castelnuovo Calcea, in the Nizza area, aged 18 months in oak.
  • Barbaresco: Barbaresco DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A Barbaresco from vineyards in Neive, aged 24 months in oak and 6 months in bottle.
  • Barbera d'Alba Superiore: Barbera d'Alba DOC Superiore, Barbera 100%, Red. A full-bodied Barbera from the Langhe, aged 18 months in large Slavonian oak plus 6 months in bottle.
  • Blagheur: Langhe DOC Rosso, Nebbiolo, Barbera, Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red. A blend of Piedmontese varieties (Nebbiolo, Barbera) and French ones, named for the Piedmontese word for someone who puts on airs and nicknamed a "Super Piedmontese".
  • Bricco del Cavallo: Barbera d'Alba DOC Superiore, Barbera 100%, Red. A Barbera from a steep vineyard at about 500 m in Roddino, named after the horse Gigi Rosso brought to work it; aged 24 months in French oak.
  • Bricco San Pietro: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A single-vineyard Barolo from the Bricco San Pietro subzone of Monforte d'Alba, aged three years in oak plus 6 months in bottle.
  • Dolcetto d'Alba: Dolcetto d'Alba DOC, Dolcetto 100%, Red. A Dolcetto from Serralunga d'Alba made to be drunk young, within 2 to 3 years, kept in steel.
  • Gavi del Comune di Gavi: Gavi DOCG del Comune di Gavi, Cortese 100%, White. A Cortese from the commune of Gavi, fermented in steel with 6 months in bottle.
  • Langhe Chardonnay: Langhe DOC Chardonnay, Chardonnay 100%, White. A barrel-fermented Chardonnay from a vineyard planted in 2014 at 500 m in Diano d'Alba, with an ageing potential of 4 to 5 years from the vintage.
  • Langhe Nebbiolo: Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A younger-style Nebbiolo from Monforte d'Alba, kept in steel rather than wood and made to drink earlier.
  • Langhe Rosato: Langhe DOC Rosato, Nebbiolo 100%, Rosé. A rosé from 100% Nebbiolo, with 24 hours of skin contact and several months on the lees in steel.
  • Moscato d'Asti: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato 100%, Sweet. A lightly sparkling sweet Moscato at 5.5% alcohol, stopped by cooling and filtering to keep its sweetness.
  • Nebbiolo d'Alba Superiore: Nebbiolo d'Alba DOC Superiore, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A 100% Nebbiolo from Diano d'Alba, aged 18 months in large Slavonian oak.
  • Riserva dell'Ulivo: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. The estate's most exclusive Barolo, from the Rocche Moriondino cru in Castiglione Falletto, made in around 3,600 bottles a year and built for very long ageing.
  • Rocche Moriondino: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A single-cru Barolo from the Rocche Moriondino vineyard in Castiglione Falletto, aged 36 months in French tonneaux plus 6 in bottle.
  • Roero Arneis: Roero Arneis DOCG, Arneis 100%, White. A dry white from 100% Arneis grown on sandy soil at Monteu Roero, fermented in steel.
  • Sorì del Moncolombetto: Diano d'Alba DOCG, Dolcetto 100%, Red. A single-vineyard Dolcetto from the Sorì del Moncolombetto hilltop at 500 m in Diano d'Alba, fermented in steel and rested in concrete.
  • Trecomuni: Barolo DOCG, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A Barolo blended from Serralunga d'Alba, Castiglione Falletto and Novello, conceived by Maurizio Rosso in 2012 and aged 36 months in large casks.