Castello di Tassarolo Orsola Monferrato Rosso 2024, a biodynamic red wine from Piedmont, Italy, featuring Barbera and Cabernet Sauvignon

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Castello di Tassarolo Orsola Monferrato Rosso DOC 2024

Name: Castello di Tassarolo Orsola Monferrato Rosso DOC 2024
Brand: Castello di Tassarolo
SKU: ORSOLA-MONFERRATOROSSO
Price: 26.00 USD
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Style: Dry, medium-bodied red with warm, ripe fruit character; the Barbera-dominant blend delivers natural acidity and dark berry fruit, while Cabernet Sauvignon contributes structure and a spicy edge
Grapes & terroir: Barbera (dominant) and Cabernet Sauvignon; biodynamic estate vineyards on marl and silty-clay soils at 300 metres in the Municipality of Tassarolo, in the Gavi zone of Piedmont; vines worked with horses; certified organic (Bios, 2006) and biodynamic (AgriBioDinamica, 2007); USDA Organic and vegan certified
Winemaking: Hand-harvested; classic maceration and fermentation in tanks with indigenous yeasts for 15 days; 6 months aging on lees in stainless steel; light filtration; no fining; no added sulfites
Serving temperature & decanting: Serve at 60–64°F; no decanting required; can be served slightly cooler to accentuate the wine's natural freshness
Pairing: Vitello tonnato (Piedmontese veal with tuna sauce)
Similar to: Barbera d'Asti, Dolcetto d'Alba, light Côtes du Rhône rouge

Castello di Tassarolo Orsola Monferrato Rosso 2024 is a dry red wine made from a blend of Barbera and Cabernet Sauvignon grown on biodynamic estate vineyards in the Municipality of Tassarolo, within the Gavi zone of southern Piedmont. Produced by Castello di Tassarolo, the marl and silty-clay soils sit at 300 metres above sea level, and all vineyard work is done by hand with the use of heavy horses. The grapes are hand-harvested and undergo 15 days of maceration and fermentation with indigenous yeasts in tanks. Orsola Monferrato Rosso 2024 then ages six months on lees in stainless steel, bottled with light filtration, no fining, and no added sulfites. Monferrato DOC.

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Producer profile

Castello di Tassarolo

Castello di Tassarolo is a family estate in the commune of Tassarolo in the Gavi zone of southern Piedmont. The Spinola family has been connected to this site since the eighth century, and wine has been made from the surrounding vineyards since 1367. The estate currently spans approximately 20 hectares, all estate-owned and surrounding the castle, planted to Cortese di Gavi as the primary variety alongside Barbera and a small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon.

The winery is run by Massimiliana Spinola, who took over the estate and from 2006 began converting the vineyards to biodynamic farming. Organic certification from Bios followed in 2006 and biodynamic certification from AgriBioDinamica in 2007. The estate is also certified USDA Organic and Vegan. A central feature of the farming approach is the use of heavy horses for vineyard work, introduced by Henry Finzi-Constantine, Massimiliana's former partner, who was the first to develop horse-drawn biodynamic farming in northern Italy and continues to promote the method through courses and a nationally recognised qualification in Piedmont. Horse work reduces soil compaction significantly, preserving the microbial life and drainage characteristics of the marl and silty-clay soils.

In the cellar, Massimiliana works with enologist Vincenzo Muni. The pair have developed a method for making the estate's white wines without added sulfur while avoiding oxidative characteristics — an approach they attribute to the quality of biodynamically farmed fruit arriving at the cellar in peak condition. The estate's red wines are also made without added sulfites. The Orsola label, shared by both the Gavi white and this Monferrato Rosso, takes its name from Orsola Spinola, a relative of Massimiliana painted by Andy Warhol — both portraits hang near the estate.

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Wine region

Piedmont, Italy

The Monferrato is a broad hillside zone in the heart of Piedmont, spanning the provinces of Alessandria and Asti between the Po plain to the north and the Ligurian Apennines to the south. It is one of the most densely farmed viticultural landscapes in Italy, with vineyards covering nearly every hillside and the DOC and DOCG system reflecting the zone's long-standing complexity and diversity of grapes and styles.

The Monferrato DOC itself is a flexible appellation that permits a wide range of red and white varieties from across the zone — both indigenous Piedmontese grapes and international varieties. It functions as a container for wines that fall outside the more specific appellations nearby, such as Barbera d'Asti, Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese, or Gavi. In the case of the Orsola Monferrato Rosso, the wine is produced within the Gavi zone in the southeastern Monferrato, where the hills of the province of Alessandria approach the Ligurian border.

The soils of this part of the Monferrato are predominantly calcareous, composed of marl and silty clay — marine sedimentary formations from the Miocene epoch that are also the foundation of the Gavi DOCG zone. These pale, calcium-rich soils drain freely and provide a naturally moderate environment for vine cultivation, contributing freshness and mineral character to the wines grown here. The altitude of 300 metres at Tassarolo adds to this natural freshness, tempering the warm Piedmontese summers with cool nights.

The broader Monferrato was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, as part of the Piedmontese Wine Landscapes recognition that also covers the Langhe and Astigiano. The zone is known internationally above all for Barbera, which thrives on its calcareous clay soils and expresses the combination of ripe fruit and bright natural acidity that makes it one of Piedmont's most food-friendly red grapes.

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