Cascina delle Rose

The estate traces its story to the years right after the Second World War and to Giovanna's grandparents, Beatrice and Ferdinando Rizzolio. The Rizzolio family acquired the house and land in 1948. At first the only wine made here was for the family's yearly consumption. In 1974 Giovanna moved permanently to the house, with the dream of giving continuity to her grandparents' farm. The amount of wine made grew over time, and by 1984 to 1985 the land's full grape yield was made into wine. Since September 1993 the estate has offered guest apartments in the farmhouse. Cascina delle Rose is a small, family run operation.

• 1948: the Rizzolio family acquires the house and land
• 1974: Giovanna moves permanently to the house
• 1984 to 1985: by this time the land's full grape yield is made into wine
• September 1993: the estate begins offering guest apartments
• 2018: the Marcorino cru is added to the estate's production

Cascina delle Rose is a project started by Giovanna, who runs it today in the company of Italo. With the arrival of Italo and their two sons, Davide and Riccardo, the family began to trace a new path. Davide is responsible for the agricultural facets of production, in which the whole family collaborates. Riccardo and Davide host the cellar tour and tasting for apartment guests who take part.

• Giovanna: started the project and runs it today in the company of Italo
• Davide: responsible for the agricultural facets of production
• Riccardo and Davide: host the tour and tasting for guests

The estate sits at Tre Stelle, within the commune of Barbaresco. It covers roughly 6.5 hectares of land, 5.5 of them vineyards and the rest hazelnut groves and woods. The vineyard soil is of marine origin with a compact stratification, a subsoil composed mainly of silt, clay and sand, and gray, bluish and calcareous marl with a notable presence of underground spring water. The Barbaresco Tre Stelle comes from four small parcels of the Tre Stelle cru, with south to southwest exposure at 250 to 310 meters. The Barbaresco Rio Sordo is picked from two small plots of the Rio Sordo cru, with southwest exposure at 310 meters. Marcorino, in Neive, is a small vineyard planted in 1944 that the estate added to its production in 2018; its two small plots face south to southeast at 280 meters. Vines are Guyot trained at 4,400 to 5,000 vines per hectare. Vegetation on the ground is controlled by machine, copper and sulfur based treatments are reduced to a minimum, and all the vineyards are certified organic.

• Roughly 6.5 ha of land; 5.5 ha vineyard, the rest hazelnut groves and woods
• Tre Stelle: four small parcels, south to southwest, 250 to 310 m
• Rio Sordo: two small plots, southwest, 310 m
• Marcorino (Neive): planted 1944, added in 2018; two small plots, south to southeast, 280 m
• Certified organic vineyards; copper and sulfur treatments reduced to a minimum

The lineup centers on three Barbaresco DOCG crus, Tre Stelle, Rio Sordo and Marcorino, each 100% Nebbiolo. The first Marcorino vintage was to be released starting from 2024, and because production is very limited it is offered first to the estate's historical customers. The other reds are Dolcetto d'Alba DOC "A Elizabeth", Langhe Nebbiolo DOC, Barbera d'Alba DOC and Barbera d'Alba DOC Superiore Donna Elena. The white, Vino Bianco Mun Crü, is Arneis; Mun Crü, literally "raw bricks" in Piedmontese dialect, is the name long used for this particular area of Neive. The estate also makes Grappa di Barbera Superiore "Donna Elena", Grappa di Nebbiolo da Barbaresco Tre Stelle and an Acquavite di Vino. In a Decanter feature last updated February 21, 2019, Ian D'Agata listed Cascina delle Rose among his top producers of Barbaresco. Writing in Decanter on April 7, 2026, Michaela Morris said: "This estate should be on all Barbaresco aficionados' radars". JancisRobinson.com lists 51 reviews of the estate's wines.

• Barbaresco DOCG Tre Stelle, Rio Sordo and Marcorino: 100% Nebbiolo
• Dolcetto d'Alba DOC "A Elizabeth": aged in steel and concrete, no wood
• Barbera d'Alba DOC: two vineyards, one in Barbaresco and one in Neive; about 12 to 15 months in large Slavonian oak
• Barbera d'Alba DOC Superiore Donna Elena: Barbaresco vineyard; about 20 months in large Slavonian oak
• Langhe Nebbiolo DOC: Barbaresco vineyard; fermented and aged in steel and cement
• Vino Bianco Mun Crü: Arneis from Neive, aged only in steel

The estate's site carries the line "Vini secondo natura", and the family describes its approach as making wine in harmony with nature, choosing the least invasive processes, in continuity with tradition, and its wines in three words: "Complexity. Elegance. Fineness." For the Barbarescos, harvest is always by hand, followed by a gentle mechanical pressing that expels the whole stalks and does not crush the seeds, and alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in steel tanks. Skin maceration is generally around 30 to 35 days with a submerged cap for Tre Stelle and Rio Sordo, and generally around 25 days for Marcorino. The wines then age in large, untoasted Slavonian (Garbellotto) and Swiss (Suppiger) oak barrels, for about 20 to 22 months for Tre Stelle and Rio Sordo and about 15 months for Marcorino. Bottling is always in the waning moon phase, and no filtrations or clarifications are carried out. The estate describes the Tre Stelle as having "Great character, undoubted finesse and femininity" and the Rio Sordo as showing "considerable complexity and depth, accompanied by elegance and finesse."

• Harvest always by hand; gentle mechanical pressing
• Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations in steel tanks
• Barbaresco aging in large untoasted Slavonian (Garbellotto) and Swiss (Suppiger) oak barrels
• Bottled in the waning moon phase; no filtration or clarification

Primary sources (producer's own site): https://www.cascinadellerose.it/en/, https://www.cascinadellerose.it/en/our-story/, https://www.cascinadellerose.it/en/the-region/, https://www.cascinadellerose.it/en/wines/, https://www.cascinadellerose.it/en/vino/barbaresco-docg-tre-stelle/, https://www.cascinadellerose.it/en/vino/barbaresco-docg-rio-sordo/, https://www.cascinadellerose.it/en/vino/barberesco-docg-marcorino/, https://www.cascinadellerose.it/en/vino/dolcetto-dalba-doc/, https://www.cascinadellerose.it/en/vino/vino-bianco-mun-cru/, https://www.cascinadellerose.it/en/guest-suits/. Secondary sources: Decanter (Michaela Morris, Barbaresco 2023 and Riserva 2021, April 7, 2026), JancisRobinson.com (Cascina delle Rose producer page), Decanter (Ian D'Agata, Barbaresco wine: first among equals, February 21, 2019). Where the producer's site and a secondary source disagree, the producer's site governs. Last verified 2026-10-12