For years, I was digging.

Not in the soil of Piemonte, but in its cellars—through a maze of wineries that all seemed the same. Big portfolios, dozens of labels, wines made to please everyone… and in the end, they stood for nothing.

But I wasn’t searching for everything.

I was searching for something smaller. More personal. A family devoted not to volume, but to Barolo. A family for whom Barolo was not just a wine, but a calling.

And then, after years of searching, I found them: Cascina del Monastero.

Five Crus. One Family. A Singular Focus: Barolo.

Cascina del Monastero is no corporate winery. It is Giuseppe Grasso, his wife Velda, and their son Loris—fourth and fifth generation winemakers.

Their estate is modest—just 14 hectares across La Morra, Monforte d’Alba, Roddino, and Barolo. But what they craft from it is extraordinary:

• Bricco Luciani — vineyard of light, elegant and refined.

• Barolo (Bricco Rocca Riund) — Vines from 1951. limestone-rich, darker, more powerful.

• Annunziata — vines planted in 1964, still whispering their secrets.

• Perno — perfumed, structured, once tended by a parish priest. Vines planted 1978.

• Monastero — a rare one-hectare jewel from 1969.

Exactly what I had hoped to find.

But then… came the surprise.

The Secret That Stopped Me Cold

Anyone with deep pockets can walk into an auction house and buy bottles from the most famous Barolo producers. They’re everywhere—priced high, certainly—but available to anyone willing to pay.

But Cascina del Monastero? Different story.

This is not wine you stumble upon. This is not wine piled high for bidders. This is wine you need insider knowledge even to find.

Behind the family’s cellar doors lies something almost no small estate possesses:
an archive of Barolos stretching back to the 1990s.

Not just bottles for today, but decades of Barolo, preserved and waiting.

And here’s the part collectors should lean in close to hear: they only release a few bottles of these back vintages occasionally—at the family’s discretion.

No mailing lists. No mass allocations. Just rare moments when Giuseppe or Loris decide the time is right, and a sliver of the archive sees the light of day.

For those rare few who manage to secure them, it is more than collecting wine—it is connoisseurship of the highest order. These bottles are not just treasures, they are artifacts. To own one is to become part historian, part archaeologist, uncovering layers of time sealed beneath cork and glass.

The Secret Barolo in Disguise

Here’s something even most Barolo drinkers don’t know.

Cascina del Monastero’s Nebbiolo Langhe isn’t a second-tier wine. It’s a Barolo in disguise.

Why? Because it comes from the very same vineyards in La Morra, Monforte d’Alba, and Roddino that produce their Barolo. The only difference is the label.

And here’s the secret insiders know: this “humble” Nebbiolo can age almost as long as their Barolos—and probably longer than many of the commercial, industrial Barolos stacked on supermarket shelves.

So if you’re searching for everyday pleasures that carry the soul of Barolo, skip the cheap Barolo bottles in discount stores. Instead, reach for Cascina del Monastero’s Nebbiolo Langhe.

For the same price, you’ll drink like you robbed a bank… and got away with it.

Why Their Wines Are Different

At Cascina del Monastero, wine isn’t manufactured—it’s accompanied.

• Natural Vinification: SQNPI-certified, the “Bee” mark of sustainability.

• Healthy Grapes First: No chemicals, no shortcuts.

• Respect in the Cellar: No filtration, no manipulations—only nature’s process.

• Patience as an Ingredient: Barolo aged 36–60 months in oak, then longer in bottle.

They believe wine is alive, with a youth, a maturity, and an apogee. Their greatest crus can live for 25 years or more. Even their Langhe Bianco Viognier is crafted to age gracefully for a decade.

And total production? Just 50,000 bottles a year. The Barolo productions are between 1,200 – 7,000 bottles per annum. A drop compared to industrial wineries.

The Legacy in the Bottle

This estate stands where:

• Benedictine monks once lived by Ora et Labora.

• Snow melted mysteriously on Bricco Luciani, giving rise to centuries of legend.

• And in 1758, a young priest named Luigi Barnaba Chiaramonti—later Pope Pius VII—looked out over La Morra and sighed:
  “Ah, Morra! Beautiful sky… and good wine!”

That same spirit lives on in every bottle today.

Why You Must Act Now

• The five single-vineyard Barolos are produced in tiny quantities each year.

• The estate bottles only 50,000 bottles total.

• And the archive of vintages from the 1990s forward—a treasure chest few will ever access—is limited to those who step forward first.

When it’s gone, it’s gone.

Here’s Your Invitation

If you’ve ever dreamed of owning true Barolo from a small family estate, this is your chance.
Not just today’s releases, but the rare opportunity to step into a cellar where decades of history are still alive—waiting for collectors who value the rarest wines of all.

This is Barolo with a soul. Barolo with light. Barolo with time itself inside the bottle.

👉 Email or Call us today to secure your allocation—before this treasure chest closes forever.