Castagnolo 2021

The Barberani family has owned the estate since 1961. It is located on the hills overlooking Lake Corbara which is crossed by the Tiber, in the historic and most prestigious area of ​​Orvieto, with the “classico” designation. The property covers 50 hectares of vines and benefits from an exceptional terroir, with clay-limestone soil of volcanic origin and a unique microclimate, influenced by the presence of the lake. This results in typical complexity and minerality in the wines. Since the 1980s the family has chosen a natural approach, which resulted in 2015 with full organic certification.

The harvest is manual with a rigorous choice of the most beautiful bunches. Cold maceration, controlled fermentation to reduce sulphites to the strict minimum and aging in stainless steel vats. This wine is the most modern and innovative interpretation of the traditional Orvieto Classico. This production is the result of quality selection in the vineyard and demonstrates the potential of these lands. This wine is complex and represents the family's passion for wine. The wine is straw yellow in color. This wine reveals notes of apple , peach , lemon , melon , white flowers and apricot . On the palate, it is mineral and persistent, and reveals a beautiful natural structure.

Ah Italy, what a beautiful hedonistic country, people of the Dolce Vita, but what difficulty in understanding its wine organization! The key to understanding the naming system in Italy is to think of it as several small countries rather than a single homogeneous country because each region has its own naming system. Italy can, however, give wine lovers a multitude of wines with varied and unique flavors and styles, as well as bottles filled with surprise and creativity. Unfortunately, it also produces a large quantity of soulless and characterless wines which are sold under their most useful and commercially reputable name: Pinot Grigio, Chianti, Valpolicella, Lambrusco, Prosecco and many others... But let's talk a little history, viticulture in Italy dates back to ancient times and it originated in Greece. The Etruscans would have planted vines and Greek immigrants would have improved and modified the grape varieties who subsequently called this country "Oenotria": the country of wine. At the height of the Roman Empire, wine held an important place in daily life and certain regions already stood out for the excellence of their product. The Romans also established numerous vineyards in Europe, leaving an indelible testimony to their invasion. Today Italy is the largest wine producer in the world, ahead of France. Italy is divided into three climatic areas. The northern mountains experience a fairly harsh mountain climate. The “middle of the boot” plain is the domain of the continental climate with cold winters and hot, stormy summers. In the "southern part of the Italian boot" the Mediterranean climate reigns with very hot and very dry summers without forgetting the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. In summary, Italy produces wines of great variety thanks to its 200 different grape varieties, many of which originate from their lands. It is a country just as complex as its wines which deserve to be explored!