Falstaff Points for CasalFarneto

Falstaff awards for CasalFarneto

Falstaff Points for CasalFarneto

Casal Farneto, has received outstanding recognition from Falstaff, one of Europe’s most prestigious wine guides. Five of their signature wines were awarded high scores, a testament to the dedication, passion, and unique terroir of the Marche region.

Falstaff Awards for CasalFarneto

CasalFarneto:

Nestled in the rolling hills of Serra de Conti, in the heart of Italy’s Marche region, Casal Farneto is more than just a winery; it’s a philosophy.  Their motto, ‘il gusto del tempo’ (the taste of time), guides everything they do.

Founded in 1995, the estate spans 35 hectares of vineyards, situated in the classic Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi area. They embrace a philosophy that beautifully merges tradition with modern innovation, operating as a ‘technological farm’ that deeply respects the rhythms of nature. Sustainability is at their core, with a strong focus on organic practices to ensure every bottle is a true expression of their land.

While their soul is rooted in the region’s noble white grape, Verdicchio, CasalFarneto also cultivates exceptional red varieties like Montepulciano, Sangiovese, and Cabernet Sauvignon, crafting wines of structure, elegance, and longevity.

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The guide uses a 100-point scoring system, which is the international standard for rating wine. 

  • 95-100 Points: An absolute classic or ‘wine of the century.’

  • 93-94 Points: Outstanding. (Awarded to Otto Borghi)

  • 91-92 Points: Excellent, among the best of its vintage. (Awarded to Crisio & Gran Casale)

  • 88-90 Points: Very good, a highly recommended wine. (Awarded to Diego & Fontevecchia)

The five Casal Farneto wines that captured the attention of the Falstaff critics are:

 

93 Points

Otto Borghi – Marche IGT Rosso

A masterful blend of Montepulciano, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot.

Otto Borghi Appassimento from CasalFarneto

Tasting Notes: This is a wine of remarkable structure and elegance. It greets the nose with intense aromas of ripe black cherries, blackberries, and plums, layered with notes of spice, leather, vanilla, and chocolate from its 18-month aging in French barriques. The palate is warm, full-bodied, and rich, with soft, velvety tannins and a long, fruity finish.

92 Points

 Crisio – Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Riserva DOCG

-100% Verdicchio Riserva.

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Tasting Notes: This is a full-bodied, complex, and incredibly elegant white wine. It offers a beautiful bouquet of citrus, white flowers, and ripe peach, underpinned by notes of aromatic herbs and a distinct minerality. The finish is persistent and characterized by the classic Verdicchio almond note, promising excellent aging potential.

91 Points

Gran Casale – Rosso Conero Riserva DOCG

-tribute to the other great grape of the Marche: Montepulciano

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Tasting Notes: A deep ruby-red color, this wine opens with an intense, vinous nose of sour cherry, plum jam, and delicate spicy notes. After aging in oak, the palate is structured, warm, and harmonious, showing a soft texture and a persistent, flavorful finish that perfectly balances fruit and spice.

90 Points

Diego – Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico (Vino Biologico)

100% Verdicchio Classico, crafted from organically grown grapes.

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Tasting Notes: Bright, fresh, and inviting. The nose is bursting with notes of yellow plum, fresh pear, and citrus, with a lovely hint of meadow flowers. The palate is juicy and vibrant, with a racy acidity that makes it incredibly refreshing and easy to drink. A clean, dry, and thoroughly enjoyable organic wine.

90 Points

Fontevecchia – Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore

This Verdicchio Superiore is named for the ‘old spring’ that borders the estate.

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Tasting Notes: A classic in every sense. It offers elegant aromas of white flowers, green apple, and citrus peel, backed by a signature high-minerality ‘wet stone’ character. The palate is perfectly balanced between fresh acidity and a rich texture, leading to a long, persistent finish with the hallmark almond flavor.

Discover ‘the taste of time’ and explore these award-winning wines. 

For more information: 

www.casalfarneto.it

Casalfarneto’s awards update

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Casalfarneto awards update:

Berliner Wine Trophy awarded the Otto Borghi 2022, Crisio 2021 and Luigi Primo 2021 with Gold Medals and the Primo Ancestrale 2024 with a Silver Medal.

Otto Borghi 2022

Montepulciano, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot.
The grape varieties are harvested and vinified separately.

It is a wine of remarkable structure and elegance, soft and powerful at the same time.

Crisio 2021

Crisio comes out of different stages and moments. This quality division into phases allows, with patience and anticipation, to create a harmonious and unique wine, which goes back to its origins thanks to a process of separation for a perfect result. It is a great “Verdicchio Riserva”, very long-lived, which can be uncorked even after eight to ten year of l

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Luigi Primo 2021

Beautiful dark colour with purple reflections. Rich nose marked by vanilla oak, cherry, menthol and a stony undertone. Lovely full-bodied structure on the palate, firm and heady, with very promising juvenile fragrances.

Primo Ancestrale 2024

Wine obtained from a vinification with natural, not induced refermentation in bottle called “ancestral”.

Aroma of good intensity, fresh, citrusy with fruity notes of green apple, cedar and aromatic herbs. On the palate savory, fresh and crisp.

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Winery Timeline

1995

FOUNDATION OF CASALFARNETO WINE ESTATE. FOUR PARTNERS, ALREADY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, DECIDE TO RESTORE A SMALL FARMHOUSE, SURROUNDED BY FARNETTO OAKS, AND TO INVEST IN THE TYPICAL WHITE WINE OF THE AREA: VERDICCHIO.
 

2005

TOGNI GROUP ACQUIRES THE WINE COMPANY OF 60 ACRES AND BEGINS THE BUILDING OF THE NEW WINERY. A GRADUAL RENEWAL OF ALL THE VINEYARDS COMMENCES. THE PRODUCTION EXPANDS WITH THE ADDITION OF RED WINES, BASED ON MONTEPULCIANO, SANGIOVESE, MERLOT, AND CABERNET GRAPES.

2012

FROM THE COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN OENOLOGIST FRANCO BERNABEI CRISIO, CASALFARNETO PRODUCTION IS BORN AND, WITH IT, THE FIRST AWARDS: IT GETS AWARDED BY THE PRETIGIOUS ITALIAN WINE GUIDE “GAMBERO ROSSO”, WITH THREE GLASS ICONS.

2017

CASALFARNETO WINE ESTATE DECIDES TO CONTINUE TO GROW AUTONOMOUSLY CUTTING THE CORD FROM THE FAMILY BUSINESS, STRONG IN PAOLO TOGNI’S KNOW-HOW AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF FORTY YEARS

The Winery: CASALFARNETO, GETTING TO KNOW VERDICCHIO WINE

In Le Marche region, in between the sea and the Apennines, one of the most beautiful hilly landscapes of Ancona’s province unfolds – it’s the land of prestigious wines such as Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. Here, with its 35 acres of vineyard, CasalFarneto Wine Estate is located, where technology, tradition and sustainability combine to produce wines of excellence. Under the shade of Farnetto oaks, from which the Estate gets its name, the farmhouse boasts the cultivation of white and red grapes, with particular attention to organic wine.

Technology and Nature: DESIGN IMMERSED IN THE GREEN

Aesthetics and functionality is the perfect blend in eco-architecture. CasaFarneto Wine Estate is the clear example of an eco-sustainable approach towards nature and the surrounding area. In the headland of Le Marche harmonious hills, the winery, mainly built of stone and wood, has been partly erected underground, blending itself with the landscape’s architecture and its colours. In this sense, Architect Nazzareno Petrini worked according to an aesthetic criterion that could enhance both the landscape and the winery with its winemaking technologies. As an example, the winery has been entirely covered by a roof garden planted to vines allowing for a double experience: the pleasant visual continuity with the landscape and a constant underground temperature at 18-20°C where the barrels and tanks are located. Inside, in line with the low environmental impact of the vineyards, technology couples up with natural processing methods to ensure purity in the wines and in the eco-system. CasalFarneto’s effort to reduce impact on the air, vineyard, land and environment makes it gain the definition of a “technological farm” – a place where to envisage the future of winemaking starting from the tradition.

The People:  ROOTS IN THE FUTURE

For a decade, CasalFarneto has been managed alongside the Togni Group allowing its wine production to make good use of technical and entrepreneurial know-how, which has been vital to grow a business nurtured by strong effort and great passion for wine. Local geography, quality and innovation are a triple value aiming to propose a unique product to the consumer. The strong personality of CasalFarneto wines is the result of on-going experimentation retelling Le Marche winegrowing tradition in an increasingly more modern and biological key.

“To us, wine must represent the “terroir” and its culture. Each bottle expresses land, tradition, culture and work. It often becomes the souvenir of a pleasant holiday to remember, like a good old postcard to oneself or friends.”
Paolo Togni
Head of the family business

Discover Casalfarneto….

…take a look at their website:

CasalFarneto

Total lunar Ecplise

total lunar eclipse (picture NASA)
In the early morning of Thursday, March 13th into Friday, March 14th, it will occur a total lunar eclipse.
During this event, the Earth will align directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting Earth’s shadow over the Moon and giving it a reddish hue, often referred to as a “Blood Moon”.

Our proposal for this event:

Lambrusco di Sorbara Leclisse

Cantina Paltrinieri
leclisse

Lambrusco di Sorbara Frizzante Cru Leclisse

Grapes: 100% Lambrusco Sorbara

Tasting Notes:

Pale powder pink, with a very fine and persistent perlage
White floral scents, hawthorn, red apple skin, wild strawberry, with aromas of raspberry and vanilla
strong acidity and fresh finish, persistent and delicate with a fruity note. Dry, sharp and clean

Very good as an aperitif, paired with oysters or a tartare of raw fish, with a
platter of cold cuts, with tortellini or meat bollito misto.

Factsheet

Metodo Ancestrale Primo

Casalfarneto

Vino Bianco Frizzante Metodo Ancestrale Primo

Grapes: Verdicchio

The harvest is slightly anticipated to enhance freshness and acidity.

Wine obtained from a vinification with natural, not induced refermentation in bottle called “ancestral”. Before uncorking, the bottle can be shaken to suspend again all the yeasts, increasing greatly his complexity.

Tasting Notes:

Aroma of good intensity, fresh, citrusy with fruity notes of green apple, cedar and aromatic herbs. On the palate savory, fresh and crisp.

Excellent as an aperitif, it pairs good with appetizers, fish dishes and semi-soft cheeses until tasty ones.

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CasalFarneto-Primo-Ancestrale

Some info about the producers:

CANTINA PALTRINIERI

Located in Cristo di Sorbara, near the Modena, 
Run by Alberto Paltrinieri and family it was created by his grandfather in the 1920s and owns around 15 hectares of vineyards in the Cristo area, one of the most important for this kind of wine.
The vines are located in an ideal position,  at the heart of the Lambrusco di Sorbara production area .
Paltrinieri Lambrusco di Sorbaras stand out for their finesse and distinctive taste.

 

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CASALFARNETO

Located in the Marche region, in between the sea and the Apennines, one of the most beautiful hilly landscapes of Ancona’s province unfolds – it’s the land of prestigious wines such as Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. 
35 acres of vineyard, , where technology, tradition and sustainability combine to produce wines of excellence. Under the shade of Farnetto oaks, from which the Estate gets its name, the farmhouse boasts the cultivation of white and red grapes, with particular attention to organic wine.

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CasalFarneto’s awards update

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James Suckling nice ratings for CasalFarneto

94 Pts to Cimaio 2019, 92 Pts to Pao 2022 and 90 Pts to Fontevecchia 2023.

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Marche Bianco Cimaio 2019

It is a wine of remarkable structure and elegance, soft, wrapping, extremely pleasant, with distinctive aromatic notes.

Marche Bianco Pao 2022

Unusual and unexpected wine in flavors and color, complex, rich, well structured in nose and also in taste. A magnificent wine, Full-bodied, strongly sapid and mineral, dynamic.

Verdicchio Fontevecchia 2023

Fontevecchia is one of the most popular wines produced by CasalFarneto.
Wine of great expression, it is a variety of Verdicchio Classico Superiore, elegant and very pleasant, on the palate a wide range of fruity and floral aromas stand out.

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Winery Timeline

1995

FOUNDATION OF CASALFARNETO WINE ESTATE. FOUR PARTNERS, ALREADY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, DECIDE TO RESTORE A SMALL FARMHOUSE, SURROUNDED BY FARNETTO OAKS, AND TO INVEST IN THE TYPICAL WHITE WINE OF THE AREA: VERDICCHIO.
 

2005

TOGNI GROUP ACQUIRES THE WINE COMPANY OF 60 ACRES AND BEGINS THE BUILDING OF THE NEW WINERY. A GRADUAL RENEWAL OF ALL THE VINEYARDS COMMENCES. THE PRODUCTION EXPANDS WITH THE ADDITION OF RED WINES, BASED ON MONTEPULCIANO, SANGIOVESE, MERLOT, AND CABERNET GRAPES.

2012

FROM THE COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN OENOLOGIST FRANCO BERNABEI CRISIO, CASALFARNETO PRODUCTION IS BORN AND, WITH IT, THE FIRST AWARDS: IT GETS AWARDED BY THE PRETIGIOUS ITALIAN WINE GUIDE “GAMBERO ROSSO”, WITH THREE GLASS ICONS.

2017

CASALFARNETO WINE ESTATE DECIDES TO CONTINUE TO GROW AUTONOMOUSLY CUTTING THE CORD FROM THE FAMILY BUSINESS, STRONG IN PAOLO TOGNI’S KNOW-HOW AND BUSINESS EXPERIENCE OF FORTY YEARS

The Winery: CASALFARNETO, GETTING TO KNOW VERDICCHIO WINE

In Le Marche region, in between the sea and the Apennines, one of the most beautiful hilly landscapes of Ancona’s province unfolds – it’s the land of prestigious wines such as Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. Here, with its 35 acres of vineyard, CasalFarneto Wine Estate is located, where technology, tradition and sustainability combine to produce wines of excellence. Under the shade of Farnetto oaks, from which the Estate gets its name, the farmhouse boasts the cultivation of white and red grapes, with particular attention to organic wine.

Technology and Nature: DESIGN IMMERSED IN THE GREEN

Aesthetics and functionality is the perfect blend in eco-architecture. CasaFarneto Wine Estate is the clear example of an eco-sustainable approach towards nature and the surrounding area. In the headland of Le Marche harmonious hills, the winery, mainly built of stone and wood, has been partly erected underground, blending itself with the landscape’s architecture and its colours. In this sense, Architect Nazzareno Petrini worked according to an aesthetic criterion that could enhance both the landscape and the winery with its winemaking technologies. As an example, the winery has been entirely covered by a roof garden planted to vines allowing for a double experience: the pleasant visual continuity with the landscape and a constant underground temperature at 18-20°C where the barrels and tanks are located. Inside, in line with the low environmental impact of the vineyards, technology couples up with natural processing methods to ensure purity in the wines and in the eco-system. CasalFarneto’s effort to reduce impact on the air, vineyard, land and environment makes it gain the definition of a “technological farm” – a place where to envisage the future of winemaking starting from the tradition.

The People:  ROOTS IN THE FUTURE

For a decade, CasalFarneto has been managed alongside the Togni Group allowing its wine production to make good use of technical and entrepreneurial know-how, which has been vital to grow a business nurtured by strong effort and great passion for wine. Local geography, quality and innovation are a triple value aiming to propose a unique product to the consumer. The strong personality of CasalFarneto wines is the result of on-going experimentation retelling Le Marche winegrowing tradition in an increasingly more modern and biological key.

“To us, wine must represent the “terroir” and its culture. Each bottle expresses land, tradition, culture and work. It often becomes the souvenir of a pleasant holiday to remember, like a good old postcard to oneself or friends.”
Paolo Togni
Head of the family business

Discover CasalFarneto….

…take a look at their website:

CasalFarneto