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Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years

- Start up year: 2000
- Oenologist: Angelo Molisani
- Bottles produced: 500.000
- Hectares: 90
Later, another famous person acquired the estate, Antonio Casulli, born in Sardinia. Later, he became an International Law professor at the University of Naples, and went on to teach in Tokyo where he even earned the respect of the emperor Hirohito. It was during this time that the estate of Villa Castorani really developed with the acquisition of over 490 acres of cultivated land. After Casulli's death, the entire estate was divided, and thus began its decline. The Villa was abandoned and it seemed like all the wine making traditions were lost.
The decline continued for many years, until 1999, when the estate's history and luster of yore were brought back to life thanks to the tenacious will of a group of friends, now business partners in the company. Each member personally supervises all the phases required for wine production: from the loving cultivation of the grapes, to the very careful harvest, the vinification, the promotion and the commercialization of the products.
The absolute obstinacy, typical of the people from the Abruzzi region, the respect for the traditions and mostly the uncompromising pursuit of the best products, give Villa Castorani's wines the best character obtainable.
The bottles of wine from the estate tell a beautiful story of passion, tradition and quality. Villa Castorani lies in an ideal setting: in the municipality of Alanno, in the province of Pescara, between the Majella national park and the nearby Adriatic sea.
Sitting at 350 meters above sea level, it enjoys ideal sun exposure and night winds, and consequently, great thermal range. All of it gives the wines their unique and precious character.
Today, like in the past, everything rotates around the beautiful Villa Castorani. The estate now sits on 75 acres of luxuriant and uncontaminated countryside.
The grapes cultivated here are mostly red Montepulciano d'Abruzzo and whites Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Malvasia, Cococciola, Pecorino and Passerina. There is also an area where new experimental varietals are tested. The average age of the vineyards is over 30 years. All the area is cultivated following strict organic guidelines: neither chemical pesticides nor fertilizers are used. Read more


Name | Castorani Passito Colline Pescaresi Jarno 0,5L |
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Type | White dessert wine dessert wine |
Denomination | Colline Pescaresi IGT |
Size | 0,50 l |
Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 70% Malvasia, 20% Cococciola, 10% Trebbiano |
Country | Italy |
Region | Abruzzo |
Vendor | Castorani |
Origin | Vineyard within the estate, in the municipal district of Alanno |
Climate | Altitude: 340 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South-East. |
Soil composition | Deep clay soil, rich of undergound rocks. |
Cultivation system | Horizontal (Tendone) and vertical trellis system. |
Yield per hectare | 10 t/Ha |
Harvest | By hand in the secondo hald of September, accurate grape selection. Special drying process before fermentation. |
Wine making | Initial cold maceration (pre-fermentation) for 12 hours, soft pressing, fermentation in oak barrels. |
Aging | "Sur lies" for 12 months in oak barrels. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |