CASTELVECCHIO
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Historical evidence confirms that as early as 1578, vineyards and olive trees thrived on the Carso hills where the Villa Veneta estate was built; construction started in 1700. The estate is now called Azienda Agricola Castelvecchio and is owned by the Terraneo family. The Castelvecchio estate extends over a plateau 145 meters above sea level. It is the first Carso rise from the Isonzo di Sagrado and opens up to the Alps to the North and the Adriatic Sea to the South.
The Terraneo family has been dedicated to carrying out an agricultural, agritourism, historical and cultural development project since 1986. Farming traditions has prompted them to cultivate the soil in accordance with the practices of their ancestors: respect of the groundwater, of emissions and of the natural fertilizers that are given to the land. Sustainability is the heritage that they want to pass to future generations.
They intensify the fertility of the soil through a series of natural and bio-dynamic agronomic practices including helping the roots of the vines go deeper into the limestone rocks to collect the minerals and organic elements that characterize the wines of the Carso.
Isabella Terraneo & Luca Tomasig
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Carso
Malvasia, Vitovska, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon,
Refosco, Terrano
By Hand
5-25yrs
Rocky Karst soil with a small substrate of
red earth
35 ha
Arid and rocky soil with a reduced stratum of
red sand, rich in iron and limestone. Constant
ventilation and influence from the sea.
130,000 bottles
Organic & Biodynamic
Castelvecchio - Carso Malvasia
100% Malvasia
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Vinification & Aging
5-25 years
Carso
Sagrado
Carsic
by Hand
East/West
Indigenous
20,000 bottles
Slight grape pressing, alcoholic fermentation in steel with indigenous yeasts and maturation sur lie in steel tanks.
Castelvecchio - Carso Pinot Grigio
100% Pinot Grigio
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Vinification & Aging
5-25 years
Carso
Sagrado
Carsic
by Hand
North/South
Indigenous yeast
3,000 bottles
Slight grape pressing, alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts and maturation sur lie in steel tanks.
Castelvecchio - Carso Vitovska
100% Vitovska
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Vinification & Aging
10 years
Carso
Sagrado
Carsic
by Hand
East/West
Indigenous Yeast
10,000 bottles
Slight grape pressing, alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts and maturation sur lie in steel tanks.
Castelvecchio - Corso Terrano
100% Terrano
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Vinification & Aging
5-25 years
Carso
Sagrado
Carsic
by Hand
North/East
Indigenous Yeast
5,000 bottles
After 9 months in stainless steal containers (without malolactic fermentation), the wine remains 3 months in bottles before release.