
Casalfarneto
Marche

About the Winery
Casalfarneto is a family owned, independent wine producer. With its 35 hectares of vineyard, CasalFarneto combines technology, tradition and sustainability to produce wines of excellence. Under the shade of "Farneto oaks", from which the Estate gets its name, the farmhouse boasts the cultivation of white and red grapes with particular focus on the Verdicchio, producing 10 different wines from it (from charmat to champenois, to stainless steel, cryomacerated, riserva, botrytis, passito).
Casalfarneto Wine Estate is located in the center of Le Marche, amongst the hills of Ancona province at the border with two well-known valleys: Valmisa and Vallesina. The latter, known for its small historical villages around the city of Jesi, is the ideal area for Verdicchio, a DOC white wine, praised by oenologists and sommeliers for its tasteful character. The company was founded in 1995 by Danilo Solustri, and a new winery was built in 2005. A few years later, the winery began to receive recognition from top publications such as Vinous, Gambero Rosso, Bibenda and others. In 2018 Paolo Togni, a local businessman, decided to step out from the Togni Group and concentrate on the development of Casalfarneto winery.
Marche
Ancient Romans loved the wine from Picenum, what is now Marche, and fossils show that wine has been produced there since the Iron Age. In addition to being a wonderful, peaceful place, located between the Apennine Mountains to the West and the Adriatic Sea to the East, the region has a hilly landscape, with small, fortified medieval towns, castles and monasteries located on each hilltop. It was the white Verdicchio wine, with its green amphora-shaped bottles, which put Marche on the wine map a few decades ago. The wine must have something magical properties because, according to legend, it was the Verdicchio which gave the Alaric soldiers courage to cross the Apennines and invade Rome.

Vineyard(s)
Ratings & Reviews
Title | Item | Vintage | Publication | Score | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Casalfarneto | Verdicchio 'Grancasale' 2015 | 2015 | 88 | This opens with tropical fruit and white spring flower aormas. The creamy, forward palate delivers pineapple, ripe Bartlett pear and acacia honey flavors. Drink through 2019 | |
Casalfarneto | Verdicchio Passito Ikon 2015 | 2015 | 92 | Bright amber-tinged pale gold color. Penetrating aromas of butter, toffee, dates, figs, and sweet spices. Bright, dense and suave, with fresh but sweet flavors of cinnamon, apple pie, raisins, orange peel and toffee. Remarkably well-balanced wine that fi | |
Casalfarneto | Verdicchio Riserva 'Crisio' 2015 | 2015 | 92 | Golden color, ripe pear nose, lush and creamy-textured with subtle, ripe flavors; smooth, elegant and showing soft minerals and deep, balanced style; good acid structure leads to a rich finish | |
Casalfarneto | Marche Bianco 'Ciamaio' 2014 | 2014 | 92 | Bright golden-yellow color. Aromas and flavors of ripe peach, saffron, honey and poached pear. Enters juicy and clean, offering a chewy mouthfeel, some alcohol-derived warmth (14 percent alcohol) and a hint of sweetness (19 g/L residual sugar and 6 g/L t |




























