Cascina Melognis

Piedmont | Colline Saluzzesi | Revello

Cascina Melognis is a tiny mountainside winery created by Michele Fino and his wife, Vanina Maria Carta. Together they organically farm 3 hectares of vines focused on a handful of varieties: pelaverga, barbera, chatus, and pinot noir. “Working so close to a mountain peak almost 4,000 meters (12,000 feet) above sea level shapes our climate, our behavior, and our wines,” Michele explains. “Our winemaking is deeply rooted in our terroir.” Michele’s own roots in farming and the land, and the couple’s shared dedication to proving the potential of an historic but little known terroir, has, in a short time, begun to deliver captivating results.

Cascina Melognis 2018 Vino Bianco "Comitis"

“Comitis” is comprised of autochthonous varieties that originate in Croatia, Italy and Switzerland - roughly 50% gouais blanc (locally referred to as charjus), 30% bolana and 20% chasselas (aisone). Michele and Vanina grow these vines on the same Alpine acidic soil makeup that distinguishes their terroir, which are over 25 years old and began organic conversion in 2015. The wine is fermented spontaneously in stainless steel, undergoes a natural malolactic conversion and ages on the lees in stainless for 6 months before bottling.

  • 2018
  • Chasselas, Gouais Blanc
  • Vino Bianco
  • Italy
  • Piedmont
  • Colline Saluzzesi
  • Conversion Organic under CCPB
  • Acidic clay-based soil, gravel, sand
  • 6 months stainless steel
  • Stainless steel
  • 50% Gouais Blanc, 30% Bolana and 20% Chasselas
  • 1.0
  • 750 ml

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