Winery Info

One excellent sign of good health for a wine-producing zone is the regular birth of new wineries, new offerings that enlarge the choice available to the public and show off the various styles and working philosophies of the houses working within the appellation.
In this sense Franciacorta is indeed bursting with health: the few pioneering producers to appear on the scene in the 1970’s have been joined by a host of others.
Vittorio Moretti is one of the founder fathers of the zone, and today President of the Consortium for the Protection of Franciacorta wines: after creating Bellavista in 1977 and overseeing its rapid rise to national and international prominence, it would have been logical for him to have stopped and dedicated his work to the consolidation of its well deserved success.

Cellars & Wine Tasting

In the heart of Lombardy, the Costadi Castaldi farm offers its guests the chance to visit the cellars and taste its excellent wines. The beautiful Contadi Castaldi cellars are situated inside a huge building, formerly a pottery, which has been beautifully restored to preserve its forms and style.


The building has revealed itself to be ideal for the various stages of production, from processing to fermentation while its original structure offers visitors unique sights and experiences. The wine tasting instead takes place inside the farm’s ancient tower, which gives onto breathtaking views over the beautiful hills of the Franciacorta area. The room is simple and essential so as not to distract the attention from the wine, the main protagonist of this experience.

Wines

The 1980’s, accordingly, saw the birth of yet another winemaking operation, once again based on sparkling wine and operating in the same overall area as the first, but this time at Adro, rather than at Erbusco. Here sentiment, and not mere economic calculation, entered into the picture.
The site chosen was a former brick-making facility once operated by the godmother of Moretti’s wife Mariella, a place where she spent much time during the after school hours of her youth.
The new project, intelligently, has always offered a different approach and philosophy to that of Bellavista: here no oak is used for the aging of the wines, and fruit, elegance, and finesse are the key words defining the style that is aimed for. And achieved.
The Chardonnay and the Pinot Nero are the principal grapes in the project and, along with the Brut, have always been the major wines in the Franciacorta line. The house has focused on its Satèn, lower in pressure**, creamier in texture and consistency, and a sheer pleasure to drink.

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Addresses and contacts
Contadi Castaldi
Via Colzano 32 - Fornace Biasca, 25030 Adro (BS) Tel. 030 7450126 - Fax: 030 7450322
contadicastaldi@contadicastaldi.it | www.contadicastaldi.it