As an impressionist painter, Conti Formentini reinterprets the Collio area and its vineyards with the goal of creating authentic, unique and distinctive wines.
This method requires a daily commitment and rigor in the vineyard and winemaking fantasy in the winery, that are the basis of the quality of Conti Formentini.
A quality that has evolved to interpret the typicality in a modern and current way, able to express its territory, the real Collio; a way that allows to enjoy and enhance the unique characteristics of the vines, which allow them to express their origins and territory.
On the gentle slopes of the hills of Friuli, the Collio area is located, a particularly favorable zone for the production of wines of great quality.
Casa Vinicola Conti Formentini is situated between the rivers Isonzo and Judrio, on the border with Slovenia.
For almost five centuries ago it has been belonging to the Friulian winemaking tradition and even more to the reality of the Collio area.
Cantina Conti Formentini is located among the vineyards that surround the castle like a little well preserved gem where attention and care have remained unchanged for centuries and where the most up to date techniques of vinification are applied.
The beautiful castle of San Floriano has been the symbol of the company for years and a prestigious brand that distinguishes elegant wines destined to demanding consumers.
The soils of this area, with its particular structure of marl and sandstone, and the cool and windy climate, allow us to enhance the aroma of the grapes and to produce wines of great personality.
The soils are poor in nutrients but rich in trace elements, and thanks to this structure and content of mineral salts vines grow properly fed and resist better in periods of drought.
The quality of the grapes also depends on the fact that always, in the Collio area, the vineyards are small plots that are grown with love and care from their owners as if they were their own little vegetable garden.
Cantina Conti Formentini knows how to capture the best features of all human, climatic and environmental factors that contribute to the making of exceptional wines.
Wisely, it manages to capture and exploit the peculiarities of the various territories; with expertise, it helps local growers to get better grapes; with experience to choose the best fruits; with technology in the winery to obtain high quality products.
With the Conti Formentini line, the vocation of the territory is at its best.
Well structured, rich and fragrant White wines; harmonious and full–bodied Red wines: this is the result of a careful selection of grapes harvested in vineyards located 250 meters above sea level.
