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Massimo Pastura - Cascina La Ghersa

Massimo Pastura - Cascina La Ghersa

Cascina La Ghersa is the estate of Massimo Pastura, the fourth generation of a family that replanted the Vignassa vineyard in 1925 and moved its cellar to Moasca in 1980. Massimo joined in 1989 and made the first separate Vignassa the same year.

The 22 hectares lie on the hills between Nizza Monferrato and Moasca, facing the Valle del Nizza, with further plots in Agliano Terme, Costigliole d'Asti, Gavi and, for Timorasso, the Colli Tortonesi. Barbera leads the range, from Piagè to the single-vineyard Muascae and Le Cave, alongside Gavi, Timorasso, Moscato and a Cortese, Chardonnay and Sauvignon white. The vineyards are worked on organic principles, with grass cover between the rows and no chemical fertilisers.

Moasca is a small village in the province of Asti, in the Barbera d'Asti area.

At a glance

Region
Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Address
Regione Chiarina 2, 14050 Moasca (AT)
Winemaker
Massimo Pastura
Tours
Not listed
Tastings
Not listed
Wines listed
12
Website
http://www.laghersa.it/

Visits & tastings

The estate does not advertise visits or tastings, and its wines are sold mainly through restaurants and specialist wine shops. Contact the family directly to ask.

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Wines from Massimo Pastura - Cascina La Ghersa

  • Camparò: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera, Red. A Barbera named after its vineyard, the Vigna di Camparò, first vinified in 1990. One of the estate's classic wines.
  • Giorgia: Moscato d'Asti DOCG, Moscato bianco di Canelli, Sparkling. A Moscato named for Massimo Pastura's eldest daughter, born in May 2000, the year the estate first vinified Moscato grapes from a newly acquired vineyard. The sweetest and most delicate wine of the estate.
  • Il Poggio: Gavi DOCG, Cortese, White. A Gavi DOCG from a vineyard of about 60 years average age on calcareous, stony ground, pruned and thinned hard to about 30 hl per hectare. Part of the Vigneti Unici selection.
  • La Ghersa: Monferrato DOC Rosso, Barbera, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red. A blend of part of the Barbera from the Vignassa vineyard with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, first made in 1998. One of the estate's classic wines.
  • Le Cave: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera, Red. A Barbera d'Asti Superiore from the 1.3 ha vineyard Massimo Pastura planted in 1996, yielding about 45 hl/ha (roughly 1 kg of grapes per vine) with two selections at harvest. Part of the Vigneti Unici selection.
  • Muascae: Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG, Barbera, Red. The name is the original form of Moasca. A Barbera d'Asti Superiore from the same 1.3 ha vineyard as Le Cave, about 2,200 bottles a year. First vintage 2004. Part of the Vigneti Unici selection.
  • Piagè Bianco: Monferrato DOC Bianco, Cortese, Chardonnay, White. A Cortese and Chardonnay blend from the Piagè line, the estate's modern-style range. First vintage 2006.
  • Piagè Chiaretto: Monferrato DOC Chiaretto, Barbera, Rosé. A rosé made only from Barbera, which the producer describes as the only Piedmontese rosé made solely from Barbera d'Asti grapes. First vintage 2006 (as Piagè Rosè).
  • Piagè Rosso: Barbera d'Asti DOC, Barbera, Red. The Barbera d'Asti of the Piagè line, first made as Piagè Rosso in 1993.
  • Sivoy: Monferrato DOC Bianco, Cortese, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, White. A blend of Cortese, Chardonnay and Sauvignon; the Chardonnay and Sauvignon vineyards were planted in 1993 with clones from Chablis and Sancerre. First vintage 1997. One of the estate's classic wines.
  • Timian: Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso, Timorasso, White. A Timorasso from a vineyard at Casasco in the Colli Tortonesi, made since 2006 in collaboration with Walter Massa. Part of the Vigneti Unici selection.
  • Vignassa: Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza DOCG, Barbera, Red. A Barbera from the family's historic Vignassa vineyard, replanted in 1925 by Osvaldo and Luigi Bologna after phylloxera. First vinified separately in 1989. One of the estate's classic wines.