Costadilà - 330 slm 2022

Costadilà ("the hillside over there") was founded by Ernesto Cattel and a group of partners in 2006. Though Ernesto, undoubtedly the brainchild of the whole operation, left us in the summer of 2018, the original partners are still involved and the project continues. They have kept on Alex della Vecchia and Martina Celi: both worked with Ernesto in the vines and cellar and are continuing in his footsteps. While Ernesto's charisma and energy is irreplaceable, it brings us joy to know that his vision is still in capable hands. Everything at Costadilà started as a labor of love. The goal was and is to valorize and rejuvenate Tarzo's rich agricultural traditions by reintroducing farming to the region. The scope goes well beyond wine, with a strong emphasis on  polyculture: a farm where vines, fruits, vegetables, cereals and livestock coexist on the same plots of land. Completing the cycle, the produce grown from Costadilà land is then used and sold in local businesses. By creating this "model farm" for the region, Ernesto and his partners hoped to show a successful example to other farmers trapped in a monoculture economy. Everything at Costadilà is farmed organically. As far as the wines, they are fermented with native yeasts until completely dry, then bottled with must made from passito grapes they dry themselves for secondary fermentation. No sulfur is used at any point in the vinification. Each bottling is named in accordance to the site's elevation (330=330m, etc…). The four traditional grapes of Prosecco are grown and used to make wine: Glera, Prosecco, Bianchetta Trevigiana and Verdizo. The three lesser known varieties used to be widespread in the area, often blended together. But in an all too common scenario, farmers began to realize that Prosecco was more prolific and high yielding, and began tearing out their remaining vines to replant the more productive varietal.

Fermented and aged in stainless steel before refermenting in bottle with must of the same vintage. The wine is never disgorged. No sulphur added.

Producer: Costadilà

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Varietal: Glera

Appellation: Vino da Tavola

Vintage: 2022

Size: 750ml