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CASCINA COLLINA

Address

Strada Villalta 12
14049 Nizza Monferrato AT

Website

www.cascinacollina.com

Cascina Collina is a small wine estate and agriturismo with holiday apartments in Nizza Monferrato. The property is run by the Norwegian couple Hilde and Stein.

Nizza DOCG Labels

Nizza DOCG Riserva

Le Tre Barrique

MUNICIPALITY: Nizza Monferrato
ALTITUDE: 150-250 m
CRU OR BLEND: Squarza e Villalta
VINEYARD SIZE: 2ha
EXPOSURE: South and Southwest (Squarza), East (Villalta)

SOIL COMPOSITION

Calcareous clay and tuff

YEAR OF PLANTING: 1958 (Villalta), 1978 (Squarza)

IN THE VINEYARD

Winter pruning, green pruning and cluster thinning to limit yields to 5,000–6,000 kg/ha.

CERTIFIED PRODUCTION PHILOSOPHY:

Integrated production

VINIFICATION

Traditional fermentation in stainless steel with 12–15 days of maceration and 3 to 4 pumpovers per day

AGEING

13 months in French oak tonneaux, followed by 1–2 years of bottle ageing

Nizza DOCG

Squarza

MUNICIPALITY: Nizza Monferrato
ALTITUDE: 150-250 mt
CRU OR BLEND: Squarza e Villalta
VINEYARD SIZE: 2ha
EXPOSURE: South and Southwest (Squarza), East (Villalta)