Vigna Montale — Ca’ di Sopra
Vigna Montale — Ca' di Sopra
Ca’ di Sopra · Collina di Agello · Marzeno

Vigna
Montale

Romagna DOC Marzeno Sangiovese Riserva

The highest vineyard on the estate. A hilltop between 200 and 240 metres, facing north-east and north-west, on the Collina di Agello.

Vigna Montale occupies an isolated hilltop — a ridge overlooking the Marzeno valley with exposures ranging from north-east to north-west depending on the slope. The highest vineyard on the estate brings with it marked day-night temperature variation, thick skins, vibrant acidity. A vertical Sangiovese, with tension and a precision that only altitude can deliver. Same winemaking as Vigna Ca’ del Rosso — 90-day maceration, tonneau, cement, 18 months in bottle — because the method is the same, but the wine tells a different place.

Vigna Montale — Ca' di Sopra
Technical sheet
Appellation Romagna DOC Marzeno Sangiovese Riserva
Variety Sangiovese 100%
Estate Ca’ di Sopra
Altitude 200–240 m a.s.l.
Exposure North-east · North-west
Soil Blue clays
Planted 2001
First vintage 2019
Production Limited · varies by vintage
Formats 750 ml · 1500 ml · 3000 ml
Winemaking
Harvest Manual
Maceration 90 days
Wood ageing 12 months in tonneau
Cement ageing 6 months
Bottle ageing 18 months
Total ageing 36 months
90
Days maceration
Slow extraction. Ripe tannins, deep colour, structure for long evolution.
12
Months in tonneau
Medium wood to integrate structure without masking the Marzeno character.
6
Months in cement
Cement finishing to restore freshness and precision before bottling.
18
Months in bottle
Patience as the final ingredient.
The vineyard

A hilltop at 200–240 m.
The highest vineyard
at Ca’ di Sopra.

Vigna Montale is an isolated hilltop — a ridge overlooking the Collina di Agello with exposures ranging from north-east to north-west depending on the slope. The vines, planted in 2001, grow on blue clays at the highest altitudes of the estate.

The elevated position brings more marked day-night temperature variation than the valley-floor vineyards. The skins thicken, acidity is preserved, ripening slows. The result is a vertical Sangiovese — tension, precision, longevity.

Current vintages available: 2019 and 2020. The 2021 will be released in September 2026.

Vineyard map
Vigna Montale map
Vineyard boundary — Podere Ca’ di Sopra, Collina di Agello
How it is made
01
Manual harvest
Hand-picked from the Montale hilltop vineyard. Rigorous selection in the vineyard.
02
90-day maceration
Long skin contact to extract structure, colour and complexity. A slow process that cannot be rushed.
03
Tonneau + cement
12 months in tonneau to integrate the wood, then 6 months in cement to restore freshness and territorial precision.
04
18 months in bottle
Eighteen months in bottle before release. Total: 36 months from harvest to table.
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