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Contadi Castaldi Sparkling Brut Franciacorta |
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Where it's from:
Italy, Lombardy, Franciacorta
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£93.51
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Dry Sparkling |
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Contadi Castaldi was founded in 1991 by Vittorio Moretti and in 1997 he passed the reins to Mario Falcetti, an expert agronomist and oenologist. In choosing the name, the company wished to keep ties with tradition alive: the Contadi were once the counties into which the lands of the Castaldi were divided – the Castaldi being noblemen who had the right to take the best produce from every harvest. Meanwhile, with its logo and the shape of the bottle, the company wanted to affirm the value of an innovative course of action that demonstrates its desire to offer a contemporary approach to the taste of the Franciacorta. Contadi Castaldi has its headquarters in Adro which, according to historical sources, is an open, light, calm place which 'burns' with life force. Adro is one of 19 municipalities in Franciacorta authorised by the Consortium for the cultivation and production of grapes for producing Franciacorta and Terre di Franciacorta wines. This wine is produced from a 60 hectares estate planted with 80% white grapes including Chardonnay, Pinot bianco as well as 20% red grapes such as Pinot Nero , Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc, Merlot, Nebbiolo and Barbera. The harvest is done manually with the grapes transferred to small boxes. Next, manual selection of grapes on special sorting table occurs while the objective of using very low technological impact in winemaking is evident through the moderate use of sulphur dioxide, use of the force of gravity to load presses.BR
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Italy, Lombardy, Franciacorta |
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Contadi Castaldi |
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