Delicate roots grow in the depth of a severe land:
this is the birth of prestigious wines

The Castelvecchio estate extends just above the town of Sagrado, where the Gorizia karst landscape offers unsuspected vistas of nature and tranquillity. The view enjoyed from here is truly unique, and on clear days the eye can sweep at one glance over the whole Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, from the Alps to the sea. The rich landscape suggestions of the area blend with the noble, ancient origins of these places, still borne out in our days by the Renaissance villa, the park dotted with cypresses and age-old oaks, and the vast wooded estate. Over the years, splendour and ruin have alternated in this land that still poses the challenge of a difficult, arid and rocky soil, with which however the efforts of man can forge unexpected alliances. In the seventies were planted the first vineyards, which now extend over 40 hectares. The decisive element for the success of the grape cultivation was then, as it is now, the availability of water.

Thanks in fact to the typical phenomena of this karst land, below the hard rocky surface lie natural basins in which water collects and is held. From these wells, a drip-irrigation piping system extends over countless kilometers, bringing the life-giving water to the roots of the vines.

The parent rock, the scant red earth - rich in iron and lime but poor in organic components - the particular climate and the late harvest are some of the essential elements for a production of limited quantity, but with absolutely unique characteristics. Alongside these particular environmental and farming conditions, the estate output, made up 70% of red wines, is provided with a modern cellar, with stainless-steel wine cisterns and oak barrels of different capacities, where the most important reds mature and develop their refined personality for about three years before being put out on the store shelves.

Acclaimed by an increasing number of national and international connoisseurs, the quality of the Castelvecchio wines is the result of bold production decisions, tied to the particular characteristics of the land. The passion of the Terraneo family, which has owned the estate for almost twenty years, combined with the experience and expertise of wine consultant Giovanni Bignucolo, the creative spirit of the Azienda Agricola Castelvecchio estate.