CONTESA DI ROCCO PASETTI & C. SOCIETA' AGRICOLA SEMPLICE

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Those who know Contesa are well aware that it is not just another winery; it is a direct testament to the unbreakable bond that links our family's life to the vines given to us by an extraordinarily generous land. It is an emotional story, in which our stubborn refusal to compromise has led us to difficult choices and painful separations, yet has rewarded us with infinite gratification thanks to the wisdom of the men and women who, generation after generation, have steadfastly preserved the idea of a winemaking culture built on integrity, coherence, and pride in their roots. Nestled along the fertile and lush lands of a territory always dedicated to viticulture, such as Collecorvino, our 35 hectares of vineyards among the hills of Pescara represent an invaluable heritage bestowed upon us by the land to care for with all the dedication, balance, and wisdom we can muster. We have always been winemakers and oenologists, so for us, these vineyards represent something that goes far beyond technical aspects. However, we understand the importance of telling their excellent characteristics: southeast exposure with significant temperature variation between day and night, ideal seasonality, soils situated 250 meters above sea level, predominantly clay in composition with a small percentage of limestone, and integrated production that prioritizes the balance and protection of the land over chemical treatments. The vineyards of Montepulciano, Sangiovese, and Trebbiano are trained on a spur cordon, while the lower hillside vineyard, the domain of Pecorino grapes, is trained using the Guyot method, featuring high plant densities per hectare and relatively low yields to ensure maximum quality. In the Contesa philosophy, “wine is made in the vineyard,” and the winery is the place where the journey from harvest to bottle aging concludes in a ritual that we consider sacred. Here, patience and silence are indispensable values because we understand that just as nature requires its time to grant us true masterpieces, every fine wine is born from a precise modus operandi honed and passed down from generation to generation. However, at the Contesa winery, we preserve not only precious barriques and Slavonian oak casks, along with innovative temperature-controlled steel tanks that maintain the quality of the musts and reduce the impact on winemaking; primarily, there is a human dimension infused with sincere conviviality and spontaneous hospitality. We are not merely wine entrepreneurs; we are a family in which oenologists and winemakers build their future day by day.