Contadi Castaldi

In the second half of the twentieth century, the Fornace Biasca stopped its activity and Vittorio Moretti took it over for a main reason, linked to the childhood memories of his wife Mariella. In the 1980s, Franciacorta was at the height of its development, Vittorio and Mariella Moretti together decided to convert the furnace into a cellar thus changing their functionality by turning to the land and the vineyard. They gave birth to Contadi Castaldi who already name tells the history of Franciacorta. In fact, the “counties” were, in medieval times, the counties of Franciacorta, small territorial units renamed for excellent agricultural production; while the “castaldi” were the lords of the counties to whom the government of the lands was entrusted.

I had the pleasure of tasting their Zèro on a special occasion and I was very impressed by the elegance of Franciacorta as it remains balanced and fine in the mouth, two characteristics that make it, in my opinion, easy to drink. Based on this experience I went further by trying the Satén and this also confirmed to me the experience of the winery in the production of this wine as this, having a low concentration of sugars and richness, allows the flavors characteristic of this to emerge more Franciacorta.

Perfect to serve as aperitifs but also as an accompaniment to fish or pastry preparations.