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Massimo Abbate

Massimo Abbate

Massimo Abbate runs a small family estate in Castagnole Lanze, a village on the line where Monferrato gives way to the Langhe. His parents, Claudio and Anna, bought vineyards in the 1980s and sold grapes; Massimo, an oenologist born in 1983 who trained in Alba and worked as a consultant for ten years, took over in 2015. He now farms 8.5 hectares across Castagnole Lanze, Coazzolo and Neive, planted 60% to Moscato, 20% to Sauvignon Blanc and 20% to Barbera and Nebbiolo, and began vinifying part of the harvest himself. The cellar, steel tanks plus oak barrels, was built in 2018, and the first Langhe Nebbiolo and Barbera d'Asti Superiore came out in June 2020: 1,560 bottles, each numbered on the label. Today the range also covers Sauvignon, a Moscato and Sauvignon white, a rosato, a Merlot and Moscato d'Asti. Castagnole Lanze sits in the province of Asti.

At a glance

Region
Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Via Vicari 92, 14054 Castagnole Lanze (AT)
Winemaker
Massimo Abbate
Tours
Not listed
Tastings
Not listed
Wines listed
7
Website
https://www.massimoabbate.it/

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Wines from Massimo Abbate

  • Barbera d'Asti Superiore: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera 100%, Red. A 100% Barbera from a 0.36 ha vineyard in Coazzolo, aged 12 months in French oak and four months in steel.
  • Langhe Nebbiolo: Langhe DOC Nebbiolo, Nebbiolo 100%, Red. A 100% Nebbiolo from a 0.27 ha vineyard in Neive, aged 12 months in French oak and four months in steel.
  • Langhe Rosato: Langhe DOC Rosato, Nebbiolo 100%, Rosé. A 100% Nebbiolo rosé from a 0.1 ha vineyard in Monta d'Alba, made by the saignée method and aged in oak barriques.
  • Langhe Rosso: Langhe DOC Rosso, Merlot 100%, Red. A 100% Merlot from a 0.07 ha vineyard in Monta d'Alba, fermented in French oak vats and aged 18 months in barriques.
  • Moscato d'Asti 100 Giorni: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato 100%, Sweet. A 100% Moscato from a 0.4 ha vineyard in Coazzolo, fermented in autoclave and stopped at 5.5% alcohol with about 120 g/l residual sugar.
  • Musa Vino Bianco: Vino Bianco, Moscato 70%, Sauvignon Blanc 30%, White. A white blend of 70% Moscato and 30% Sauvignon Blanc, fermented separately in oak and steel and blended before bottling.
  • Piemonte Sauvignon: Piemonte DOC Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc 100%, White. A 100% Sauvignon Blanc from a 0.30 ha vineyard in Castagnole delle Lanze, finished in barrel and aged about eight months in oak.