Giovanni Rosso, Barolo DOCG, Cerretta

About Giovanni Rosso

The Giovanni Rosso cantina (winery) is located in the hamlet of Baudana, just a couple of kilometers north of Serralunga d'Alba village. Since the 1890's the Rosso family has farmed vineyards in Serralunga d'Alba, notably the Crus of Cerretta, La Serra, Broglio, Meriame, Sorano, Costa Bella, Lirano & Damiano. A traditional family Cascina, or farmhouse, it houses the fermentation, aging, bottling, and labeling facilities as well as the offices. The side-project was officially born in May 2016 with the purchase of the Etna estate near the village Solicchiata of Castiglione di Sicilia. The farm raises a few kilometers before Passopisciaro down to Montedolce, a small inactive crater that gives the name to the Contrada. They are on the northeast side of the volcano, a perfectly suited area for the production of red wines. The new holdings extend for fourteen hectares in one single plot among which just something more than six hectares are dedicated to viticulture: 1.2 ha for the whites and 5.5 ha for the reds (Carricante and Nerello Mascalese with small percentages of other local grape varieties, as the tradition requires). The training system has been renamed 'candelabra'. These are forty years old bush trained vines ('Alberello'), directed in two main branches to allow regular rows. The average altitude is 750m above sea level. The soil is entirely made of lava sand and the plants are farmed biologically. The microclimate is unique in the world and again the goal is to produce wines able to tell the terroir with the greatest style and elegance.