Cascina Ballarin
カッシーナ・バラリン
Single-vineyard Barolo craft from four generations of the Viberti family
Founded in 1928 by Pietro Viberti, known locally by the nickname "Ballarin," Cascina Ballarin is a family-run estate in the Annunziata hamlet of La Morra, in the heart of the Barolo denomination. What began as a mixed farm with cattle, orchards, and a few rows of vines became a dedicated winery in 1985 under Luigi Viberti and his sons Giorgio and Giovanni. Today the estate cultivates vineyards across three prestigious Barolo communes — La Morra, Monforte d'Alba (including a plot in the historic Bussia cru), and Novello — vinifying each site separately to preserve its distinct character. Barolo is the estate's signature wine, produced as single-vineyard bottlings such as Bricco Rocca, Bussia, and Tre Ciabot, alongside Barbera d'Alba, Langhe Nebbiolo, and a traditional-method sparkling wine.
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Who Is This For?
For collectors and Barolo lovers who want to explore how the same appellation tastes across distinct crus — La Morra, Bussia, and Novello — through single-vineyard bottlings from one attentive family estate.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where are Cascina Ballarin's vineyards located?
- The estate's vineyards are spread across three communes of the Barolo zone: La Morra (including the Bricco Rocca site), Monforte d'Alba (the historic Bussia cru), and Novello, each vinified separately.
- When was Cascina Ballarin founded?
- The estate traces its roots to 1928, when Pietro Viberti — known locally as "Ballarin" — established the farm in La Morra's Annunziata hamlet; it became a dedicated winery in 1985.
- What is the story behind the name "Ballarin"?
- "Ballarin" is a nickname, not the family's real surname (Viberti). It comes from a Piedmontese-dialect distortion of "Strada Ballerini," the street in Alba where an ancestor once worked as a sharecropper.
- What wines does Cascina Ballarin produce?
- Barolo is the flagship wine, bottled separately by vineyard (Bricco Rocca, Bussia, Tre Ciabot), alongside Barbera d'Alba, Langhe Nebbiolo, and a traditional-method sparkling wine.
- Are Cascina Ballarin's wines good candidates for aging?
- Yes — tasting notes describe ripe fruit, firm but well-integrated tannins, and balanced acidity across vintages, making the estate's Barolo bottlings well suited to medium- to long-term cellaring.