Collection: Ca' del Conte

Ca’ del Conte is a project started in 2003 by Paolo Macconi and his daughter Martina. Paolo is a really passionate and dedicated person. He grows Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Riesling from vines of 35/40 years old, and younger vines of Timorasso, and Pinot Blanc. The vineyard is on 16 hectares of land in the Oltrepò Pavese, Lombardy, precisely in Rivanazzano Terme. The village is over a natural thermal area, and the water underneath is rich in sulphur, allowing Paolo to not use any sulphites at any stage of the winemaking process. Paolo mostly makes still wines. In years where he finds the perfect conditions he also makes sparkling wines. In recent years, in Oltrepò Pavese, there has been a marked progress with making still wines, especially from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, even tough the main proportion is used to make sparkling wine, Co operatives still play a significant role, rewarding quantity over quality, and with the lack of a solid artisanal wine movement, is not easy for small grower to distinguish themselves from the not so interesting Oltrepo's production. Paolo, is one of a kind in his area, he grows grapes biologically with no herbicide nor any chemical product. Together with his classic wines Paolo always likes to experiment new blend and vinification method. His wines are the direct expression of the grape, the vintage and of the territory, the winemaking follows spontaneous fermentation and strictly natural processes.