Castel de Paolis
Grottaferrata · Roma (RM)
Established
1985
The Santarelli family, with viticultural scientist Prof. Attilio Scienza (first plots bought by Giulio Santarelli in 1974)
Yearly production
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Location
Grottaferrata
Roma (RM) · Lazio
Vineyard area
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About 14 hectares on the volcanic, mineral-rich soils of Grottaferrata in the Roman Castelli hills near Frascati, replanted at high density with a wide range of native and international grapes trialled from 1985.
Appellations
Frascati Superiore DOCGFrascati DOCLazio IGT
History
Castel de Paolis is the estate that gave Frascati back its ambition. Giulio Santarelli bought his first plots at Grottaferrata in 1974 and, in 1985, founded the winery with the viticultural scientist Attilio Scienza, trialling dozens of grape varieties on the volcanic Castelli Romani soils. Moving to low-yield, high-density planting, it turned Frascati from a simple table wine into something serious, and its whites, led by the Frascati Superiore and the Viognier-Malvasia Donna Adriana, are among Lazio's finest.
Wines
Illustrative selectionFrascati Superiore
Frascati
Donna Adriana
I Quattro Mori
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Grapes of these appellations
- Malvasia Bianca di Candia
- Malvasia del Lazio
- Bellone
- Bombino Bianco
- Greco
- Trebbiano Toscano
- Trebbiano Giallo
Who else makes these wines
- Frascati Superiore DOCG14 others
- Frascati DOC19 others
- Lazio IGT45 others
Producers near Grottaferrata
- Gabriele Magno
- Villa Cavalletti
- Damiano CiolliOlevano Romano
- Fontana CandidaMonte Porzio Catone
- Poggio Le VolpiMonte Porzio Catone
- Principe PallaviciniColonna
- Villa SimoneMonte Porzio Catone
- Ômina RomanaVelletri