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Il Casello

Vernasca · Piacenza (PC)
← Emilia-Romagna
Established
1950
Run by the Rigolli family since its founding
Yearly production
Location
Vernasca
Piacenza (PC) · Emilia-Romagna
Vineyard area
Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Appellations

Gutturnio DOCOrtrugo dei Colli Piacentini o Ortrugo DOCColli Piacentini DOC

History

Azienda Agricola Il Casello was founded in the mid-1950s and has always been run by the Rigolli family, at Bacedasco Basso in the comune of Vernasca (PC).

Its 18 hectares of Guyot-trained vineyard sit at around 250 metres in the Colli Piacentini, the westernmost hills of Emilia-Romagna.

The estate makes the classic Piacenza wines - the red Gutturnio (still and frizzante), Barbera and Bonarda, and the whites Ortrugo and Malvasia in dry and sweet versions.

Wines

Illustrative selection
Gutturnio
Gutturnio DOC · Barbera, Bonarda
The Piacenza red blend, made still and frizzante
Ortrugo
Ortrugo dei Colli Piacentini o Ortrugo DOC · Ortrugo
The local white, typically frizzante
Malvasia
Colli Piacentini DOC · Malvasia di Candia Aromatica
Aromatic Malvasia in dry and sweet styles
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