Azienda Agricola Calatroni - Vini e Spumanti Oltrepo Pavese

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• Calatroni Agricutltural Company

Agriturismo - Azienda Agricola Calatroni

Tradition, expertise… Passions of quality.
We rely on those words for the production philosopy of our farm Azienda Agricola Calatroni.It was established in the first half of the seventies among the hills of Valle Versa, in the very core of Oltrepò Pavese at a height of 150 metres above sea levels. Completely surrounded by its vineyards, that spread on a surface of 15 hectares all covered with vines.Our soils are mostly composed of limestone with some coal veins, so they can ensure a production of excellent grapes both for refreshing white wines and red wines with a great structure. The grape varieties that we grow are the typical varieties of Oltrepò pavese : Riesling, Pinot Nero, Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Croatina, Barbera, Uva Rara. All those grapes are kept in an agro-ambiental cultivation with a free curtain form of breeding.The maintenance works on the vineyards try to keep the wholeness and roughness of the plants, according to the rules for not causing any damage to nature. Being a family run business there are patron Fausto managing the farm with his wife Marisa and the sons Cristian and Stefano. Everyone of them work both the land and the fermentation thanks to the expertise handed down from the past generations and the knowledge both for agronomic issues and winemaking learnt at school from the sons (oenologist, agricultural technician).

• The Wine Cellar

With “Wine Cellar” we mean the palce where every work on the grapes and the wines takes place, starting from the care for the early details until the marketing of the final product. Azienda Agricola Calatroni can rely on a 800 square meters building with thermal insulating panels of recent construction on the outside. On the inside we have every equipment needed to work our products.
Most of the fermentation vessels are made of stainless steel (AISI 304 and AISI 316) where we take care of every fermentations thanks to the use of a cooling block that allows to proceed with controlled fermentation. The other wine vessels are made of concrete and are basically used as storage tanks for unbottled wine.In the cellar we find also a bottling area, where we bottle the wines we produce in the current year with proper machines (isobaric bottle filling machines); right after we proceed labelling and dressing the bottles. Finally the bottles are packed in their proper boxes and stocked, ready to be sold. In addition, the farm has another building located not far from the main building. It's a farmhouse built at the beginning of 900, where we built our barrique cellar and where we complete the “barrique” process for our wines to lay down.

• The Vineyards

Pinot Grigio
This grape variety is grown for international surface ha, with south-southwest. It was implanted c.a. 15 years ago in a plot along a small river, with 12% of limestone active in the subsoil. This motivò to adopt a rootstocks that would facilitate the absorption of calcium. The grapes are characterized by red bunch off with small and compact, are all used for winemaking in pink.

Pinot Noir
Impiantato in an area with great vocation, pinot black represents the present and the future for our bases sparkling wine. Located giacitura north-northeast, it covers an area of hectares. Its characteristics are almost similar to those of Pinot Grigio unlike better adaptability to the territory. The grapes also red off are used for sparkling wine.

Riesling
Grapevine international took much foot in our area, identified thanks to slightly straw-yellow coloured berry and the scent (of the bunch) very fruity. In company is grown close to the cellar where it is subject to north-northeast, key feature for this type of lives. Very demanding in terms of cultivation, in fact requires land and fresh enough limestone, also plays a key role climate trends with the fall of temperatures during summer nights. In company is the most cultivated varieties italica for the production of sparkling riesling, the rest is produced varieties Rhine firm.

Moscato
During the Middle Ages the moscato prodottonel town was considered a priceless treasure, witness the fact is the discovery of some bottles inside the walls of the castle of Montecalvo. Grape golden with very thick skin, excellent grapes enjoy a fine meal thanks to velvety sweetness that expresses. The variety grown is also known as orange flower because of its characteristic fragrance reminiscent much citrus in full ripeness. The moscato extends per ha and is used to produce an aromatic sparkling wine ideal dessert.

Croatina
Grapevine autochthonous oltrepadano, berry color and ruby cluster long and narrow characterize the fruit product. Uva very important for the local market because it if they obtained the classic Bonarda. In company croatina covers the role of grape protagonist thanks to new regulations released by the consortium that they see at the head of the ladder of quality.
The area cultivated is quite substantial (ha) all at giacitura north-northwest, also its agronomic characteristics allow a good adaptability to soil business. The grapes produced in addition to being produced in favour of bonarda, enters into partnership with Barbera grapes and rare for the birth of Red OP

Barbera
Vine of historical fact tells you be one of the first vines bred in oltrepò. Grape big, long and very compact with the peculiarities dell'acino rich in anthocyanins and sour taste. In company occupies an area of has with south-southeast, so as to be illuminated for most of the day. The barbera has been able to adapt very well to the native land, thanks to rootstocks adopted similar to clay soils. The grapes are used for the production of the classic barbera sparkling for 'blend with end Red OP

Uva Rara
Other vine characterized by a cluster with berries separate and distant with each other, from this rare grape name. Very similar to barbera for phenological characteristics, plays a key role in the blend that will give life to the Red OP, in fact grapes vinified in rare purity sins of almost total absence of body, but Barbera and croatina manages to enhance the bouquet. In company has grown per ha.