A la vigne, à la cave

On a very mineral outcropping rock at 280-300 m altitude, the Castle Castigno benefits from a lower temperature of 4° to 5° compared to the rest of the appellation. So a lot of natural freshness.

The subsoil of the estate is a geological patchwork of rare complexity: red clay, active limestone, ochre bauxite and outcrop sandstone follow one another from one plot to another, offering each grape variety a different register of expression.

The estate’s 25 hectares of vines are protected by low walls, scrubland, groves and meadows in a single block of 200 hectares: a true ecosystem!

The plots are 20 to 80 years old, some more than 100 years old, all in mass selection.

All of Château Castigno is made in organic and biodynamic, both certified. Most of the work is carried out with two horses at home.

The harvests are done by hand, with for the parcel cuvées a night harvest. The sweet vinifications, mastered with indigenous yeasts, give identity wines.

The three spirits of Château Castigno

The range of wines from Château Castigno is divided into three categories:

• Les Beautés: from its cadastral name “Les Beauttés que nous gardons!” , slightly younger vines, farms in concrete tanks, a profile on the fruit and indulgence
• Castigno wines: old vines from 50 to 120 years old, small quantities produced on very present limestone
• Trait de Lune: a freer expression where one sometimes excludes oneself from the frame of the appellation, there too small quantities, a plot, a grape variety

(source : Castigno)

Few photos of the Château Castigno