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I Castagnucoli

Glera Still 2019

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Tasting notes

Still Glera is genuinely rare — nearly all of it gets made sparkling, so tasting it without bubbles reveals how much the grape actually has to say: tart white peach, green apple, a saline mineral edge from volcanic basalt and trachyte soils. The zero-sulfur, native-yeast approach from Nicola Dal Santo keeps the wine precise without any winemaking padding.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
White PeachGreen AppleLemon PeelWhite Flowers
  • Style: Dry, light-bodied white; pale straw; white peach, green apple, saline finish; high acidity; no added sulfites
  • Grapes & Terroir: 100% Glera (Serprina); organic practices; volcanic basalt and trachyte soils with limestone on lower parcels; Cinto Euganeo, Colli Euganei
  • Winemaking: Native yeast fermentation; hand destemming; no pumps; unfined; unfiltered; zero added sulfur
  • Serving: Serve at 46-50F; no decant needed; drink young
  • Pairing: Grilled branzino, baccala, fried sardines, fresh mozzarella, asparagus, seafood risotto
  • Similar To: For fans of lean, mineral-driven whites like Muscadet or entry-level Chablis who want a natural-wine take

I Castagnucoli's Glera Still is 100% Glera from the southern Colli Euganei, farmed by Nicola Dal Santo on roughly 2.5 hectares of vineyards around Cinto Euganeo. The parcels sit on mixed soils — volcanic basalt and trachyte on the higher elevations, with calcareous limestone and marl on the lower slopes — giving the wine a mineral backbone uncommon in Glera made elsewhere. In the Colli Euganei, Glera is known locally as Serprina, a biotype distinct from the Treviso Prosecco grape.

In the cellar, nothing is added and nothing is removed. Fermentation happens with native yeasts, the wine is destemmed by hand, moved without pumps, and bottled without fining, filtration, or added sulfur. The result is a still white wine — a rare format for Glera, which is almost always made sparkling — that shows the grape without the cushion of bubbles.

Expect a pale straw color, high natural acidity, and aromas of white peach, green apple, lemon peel, and white flowers. On the palate the wine is light-bodied and dry with a clean, slightly saline finish shaped by the volcanic soils. It is best consumed young, when the fruit is at its freshest.

Works well alongside fried or grilled fish from the upper Adriatic — baccala, sardines, or branzino. The high acidity cuts through cured meats and fresh mozzarella cleanly. Try it with Venetian-style asparagus dishes or a seafood risotto.

Wine details

Dry/Sweet:, Dry
Wine Type:, White Wine
Wine Style:, Light Body
Grapes:, Glera
Farming:, Organic
Vintage:, 2019
Alcohol:, 11.5%
Country:, Italy
Region:, Veneto
Appellation:, Colli Euganei DOC
Bottle Size:, 750ml
Sugar Level:, Zero Added Sugar

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Producer profile

I Castagnucoli

Nicola Dal Santo founded I Castagnucoli in 2010 in Cinto Euganeo, in the southern part of the Colli Euganei, after a career as an archaeologist specializing in prehistory. The land was originally acquired by his parents in 1974; they farmed it organically and produced wine informally for decades, obtaining organic certification in 1994. Dal Santo took formal control of the estate and bottled the first wines in 2010.

The farm covers approximately 2.5 hectares of vineyards spread across four separate parcels with distinct terroirs — some on volcanic basalt and trachyte soils at higher elevations, others on mixed limestone and marl on lower ground. The estate also includes olive groves producing small quantities of oil from Leccino and Rasara varieties. Dal Santo maintains organic farming practices using only copper and sulfur treatments, following some biodynamic principles including attention to lunar cycles, though the estate is not currently pursuing formal certification.

Cellar work at I Castagnucoli is minimal by design. Grapes are destemmed by hand and moved without pumps. Fermentation occurs with native yeasts only. Wines are bottled without fining, without filtration, and without added sulfur. Total annual production is a few thousand bottles, varying with each harvest.

Wine region

Veneto, Italy

The Colli Euganei is a cluster of roughly one hundred conical volcanic hills rising out of the Po Plain southwest of Padova, Veneto. The hills were formed by volcanic eruptions beginning approximately 43 million years ago, and the resulting soils are a heterogeneous mix of basalt, trachyte, ryolite, and latite on the upper slopes, transitioning to calcareous limestone and marl on the lower, flatter parcels. Vineyards sit between 50 and nearly 600 meters above sea level. The climate is broadly Mediterranean — dry, warm summers with day-to-night temperature swings that preserve acidity and aromatic freshness.

The Colli Euganei DOC was established in 1969 and is one of the oldest appellations in the Veneto. It covers still, sparkling, and sweet wines from both international and indigenous varieties. White grapes including Glera (called Serprina locally), Garganega, Moscato Giallo, and Tai are typically planted on cooler north-facing slopes, while south-facing exposures are reserved for Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Carmenere. The Fior d'Arancio DOCG, carved out of the DOC in 2010, covers sweet and sparkling wines from Moscato Giallo. As of July 2024, the Euganean Hills hold UNESCO MAB Biosphere Reserve status.

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