Mario Rivetti Cascina Serre
Business Hours
2:00 PM → 6:00 PM
Closing Day
Holidays
Just above Alba, not more than three kilometers from the center, stands the Mario Rivetti winery, founded by the namesake in the late 60s.
The farmhouse is located in a highly panoramic point, in the middle ground between the Barolo and Barbaresco areas.
The 10 hectares of property are entirely in the municipality of Alba, precisely attached to the company, and have been worked for three generations with passion and with attention towards sustainable viticulture, which excludes pesticides and herbicides.
Anna and Loredana, Mario’s daughters, grew up among vineyards and wines and from 2000, at a very young age, they led the company together with Giuseppe, husband of Anna and trifulau for hobbies and passion.
The two sisters follow each step with maximum commitment and dedication, from cultivation to marketing, producing high quality wines capable of describing the union between the territory and the grape variety from which they derive, with an all-female touch.
The Wines
Anna and Loredana learned the art of winemaking from their father, and they focus on the expression of each variety.
The majority of the production consists of red grapes, from which they vinify:
- the Dolcetto d’Alba, a wine of the peasant tradition, a simple and easy-drinking table wine
- the Barbera d’Alba, which according to the Rivetti family is finally experiencing its period of glory thanks to climate change, giving it an extreme balance between acidity and structure
- the Nebbiolo d’Alba, grown between Barolo and Barbaresco, which takes the best from both areas and translates into an elegant and complex wine
The white wines produced are instead:
- the Langhe Favorita, a great white from Langa rich in acidity and persistence
- the Langhe Chardonnay, a bet the company made with itself, vinifying it in Langa and aging it in French oak tonneaux for one year
- the Moscato d’Asti, to close on a sweet note.
Produced Wines
Barbera d'Alba
Nebbiolo d'Alba
Langhe Favorita
Langhe Chardonnay
Moscato d'Asti
Vineyards Extension
N° of Bottles
Vineyards Location
Agricultural Method
Experiences
In the cellar, the welcome is simple, genuine, and family-oriented
The winery is small and entirely managed by the Rivetti family, and it intends to stay that way.
It is therefore important for the producers to let visitors enjoy a 360-degree experience, creating a direct relationship with customers.
The visit lasts about 1 hour and a half and, weather permitting, starts from the vineyards adjacent to the winery, where, while you enjoy the splendid panorama, all the steps preceding the harvest will be explained to you.
You will then enter the cellar, passing through the vinification and bottling areas, up to the aging area where wood is the protagonist.
The final part of the visit will be in the newly built tasting room, where you can finally taste the wines paired with local cold cuts and cheeses.
The tasting costs €15 per person, but discounts are available for larger groups.
Groups
Experience Duration
Booking
Experience Price
Recently renovated, this room seats a maximum of 15 people and will be the backdrop for your tasting
From the cellar you can enjoy an incredible panorama of the Alba hills
Weather permitting the visit will begin with a walk among the rows
Production philosophy
According to the Rivetti family, wine is not made in the cellar; rather, quality derives from the choices made in the vineyard.
For this reason, the two sisters tend to their vineyards with utmost dedication, following the trends of the different vintages and practicing integrated pest management, meaning they intervene with chemical treatments only when there are no alternatives.
The estate vineyards are located at an altitude ranging from 300 to 350 m a.s.l. and are mostly South-facing, with calcareous-clayey soils and the presence of the characteristic Sant’Agata Marls.
The latter are bluish marly layers with little sand, which give the wine elegance and longevity.
In the cellar, the combination of tradition and innovation is balanced, so as to safeguard the health of consumers while keeping the doses of sulfur dioxide low.
Truffle hunt
Visiting the winery you will spend a few pleasant hours in the countryside!
Prices & Services
A single type of tasting
Cost
The visit with final tasting of the wines produced has a cost of €15 per person, but discounts are available for large groups.
The tasting room can accommodate a group of up to 15 people, but upon booking the cellar welcomes up to 50 people together, with the tasting in the cellar standing, always paired with cheeses and cold cuts.
Services
Accepted Payments
Mario Rivetti
Cascina Serre
Wine Producer in Alba
Mario Rivetti
Cascina Serre
Wine Producer in Alba
Mario Rivetti Cascina Serre
Business Hours
2:00 PM → 6:00 PM