Tenuta Santa Caterina

Santa Caterina dates back to the mid-900s when a knight named Aleramo built a Benedictine monastery on top of the hill in Grazzano Badoglio. He later became Monferrato's first king, and the monastery was made the very heart of his kingdom. This became the meeting place for farmers, winemakers, merchants and nobles and much of the foundation for what became Monferrato was laid. At the beginning of the 18th century, a fort was built around the monastery to protect it and life flourished until the middle of the 20th century when, like so many other places, it was abandoned in the wake of World War II.

Guido Carlo Alleva has his roots in the Asti region and although he is currently a renowned lawyer in Milan, he decided to fulfill a lifelong dream of making wine in this region. He bought Santa Caterina in the early 2000s and built everything according to the original. They restored the old fort and made a small Relais with 6 unique rooms. A unique garden was planted, and an old stable was converted into a tasting room where self-produced wines can be enjoyed but also wines from his own wine collection which are placed in the catacombs under the church / fort. The overgrown vineyards around the fort were torn up and after much searching, they found the best varieties for this territory and planted everything again. In 2008, they were able to present their first Barbera with a unique result for being «beginners». Since then, it has been Barbera Superiore, Freisa, Grignolino, Chardonnay and Nebbiolo. We are now waiting for their first Spumante Metodo Classico and if it follows in the footsteps of the wines so far, we really have something to look forward to. All wine is made in a way so that nature's flora and microbiology are taken care of and they swear to a very large extent to the traditional way of making wine with Tonneu instead of Barrique.

 

Products

SALIDORO MONFERRATO BIANCO 2019

  • PRODUCT NUMBER: 100355

 

  • SILENTE DELLE MARNE MONF. BIANCO 2016

  • PRODUCT NUMBER: 100537

 

  • ARLANDINO GRIGNOLINO D`ASTI 2020

  • PRODUCT NUMBER: 100536

 

  • VIGNALINA BARBERA D`ASTI 2018

  • PRODUCT NUMBER: 100413

 

  • ILLEGALE MONFERRATO ROSSO 2019

  • PRODUCT NUMBER: 100539

 

  • SORI DI GIUL 2016

  • PRODUCT NUMBER: 100192

  • SETECAPITA 2016

  • PRODUCT NUMBER: 100453

 

  • MONFERACE 2015

  • PRODUCT NUMBER: 100433

 

  • NAVLÈ MONFERRATO ROSSO 2014

  • PRODUCT NUMBER: 100243