{"title":"Cascina degli Ulivi","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew names carry as much weight in Italian natural wine as Stefano Bellotti. From a single hectare he planted as a teenager, he built a self-sufficient farm that became a reference point for an entire generation of growers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bellotti family has held land at Novi Ligure, in the province of Alessandria, since 1930. Stefano Bellotti began his life as a vigneron in 1977 with one hectare of vines. He converted to organic farming almost immediately and brought biodynamics into the estate in 1984, well ahead of his time. Bellotti died in 2018. The farm is now run by his daughter, Ilaria Bellotti, who continues the project he created.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/cascina-degli-ulivi\"\u003eCascina degli Ulivi producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bellotti-bianco-cascina-degli-ulivi-natural-wine","title":"Cascina degli Ulivi Bellotti Bianco 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eBellotti Bianco is 100% Cortese from Cascina degli Ulivi's estate vineyards in and around Novi Ligure, in the Gavi zone of southeastern Piedmont. The vines are trained in Guyot, planted in iron-rich red clay soils — the Terre Rosse belt that runs through Novi Ligure and Tassarolo — and average around 20 years of age. The estate holds organic certification from CCPB and biodynamic certification from Demeter, and has farmed without synthetic inputs since the early 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar, the fruit is destemmed and spontaneously fermented using indigenous yeasts, split between stainless steel tanks and large old oak vats. The wine then ages for six months or more in an 11,000-liter oak cask. No sulfur is added at any point. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered, sealed under crown cap — a signal of its intended everyday-drinking character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2017 vintage in Piedmont was shaped by an exceptional April frost event that struck during an early vegetative cycle, reducing yields across the region. The wines that survived tend to show concentrated, precise fruit. In the glass, Bellotti Bianco shows a straw-yellow color with notes of white flowers, ripe pear, honey, and a mineral slate edge. The palate is light-bodied with Cortese's characteristic bright acidity and a slightly textured, lightly nutty finish from the lees aging in large wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wine sits outside the Gavi DOCG — Stefano Bellotti declassified his wines to Vino Bianco following a bureaucratic dispute with appellation authorities in 2013, choosing his biodynamic farming practices over the DOC framework. It is imported to the US by Louis\/Dressner Selections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascina degli Ulivi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34560726040728,"sku":"BELLBIAN17C","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/cascina-degli-ulivi-bellotti-bianco-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630817956"},{"product_id":"semplicemente-vino-rosso-bellotti","title":"Cascina degli Ulivi Semplicemente Vino Rosso NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeaning \"simply red\" in Italian, Cascina Degli Ulivi Semplicemente Rosso is the epitome of a brightly alive and juicily delicious red natural wine. It is pure rustic joy squeezed and bottled, inspired by the genuine and tasty wines that Piedmontese farmers drank at all hours of the day working in the fields. It comes from younger (at least by Bellotti's standards) biodynamic vines of about 25 years of age and is a blend of red local varieties such as Dolcetto and Barbera. It is fermented with its wild native yeasts and macerates for about 30 days before being aged on the fine lees for at least three months and bottled with no fining, filtration, or added SO2.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascina degli Ulivi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43841295581400,"sku":"bellotti-semplrosso","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/cascina-degli-ulivi-semplicemente-vino-rosso-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780290035"},{"product_id":"semplicemente-vino-bianco-bellotti","title":"Cascina degli Ulivi Semplicemente Vino Bianco NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eCascina degli Ulivi Semplicemente Vino Bianco NV is a natural white wine produced in the Gavi region of Southern Piedmont, Italy. This non-vintage wine, crafted by the renowned biodynamic winery Cascina degli Ulivi, is made primarily from the Cortese grape, often blended with other local varieties such as Timorasso and Riesling Italico. The grapes are grown in clay and iron-rich soils, contributing to the wine's distinctive minerality and complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSemplicemente Vino Bianco NV is characterized by its fresh, vibrant acidity, a bouquet of citrus fruits, green apples, and delicate floral notes. The wine undergoes wild fermentation with indigenous yeasts. It is aged on the lees in stainless steel tanks, enhancing its texture and depth without adding sulfites or fining agents. This results in a pure, unadulterated expression of the terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cascina degli Ulivi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43841314717912,"sku":"bellotti-semplbianco-2055","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/cascina-degli-ulivi-semplicemente-vino-bianco-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780290031"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/cascina-degli-ulivi.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}